Feds launch Carrier IQ investigation

Federal investigators have launched a probe in order to examine Carrier IQ’s smartphone software, which tracks a range of activity and sends certain data to wireless carriers without users’ knowledge. Carrier IQ executives met with officials from both the Federal Trade Commission and the Federal Communications Commuission on Tuesday, The Washington Post reports.�?We are complying with all investigations at this time as we have nothing to hide,? said Carrier IQ representative Mira Woods. ?We have been completely transparent through this process.? Read on for more. Security researcher Trevor Eckhart recently pulled Carrier IQ back into the spotlight�after the firm’s software first ruffled feathers back in September.�Carrier IQ says its software “collects enough information to understand the customer experience with devices

Source: http://www.bgr.com/2011/12/14/feds-launch-carrier-iq-investigation/

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