Carrier IQ is no stranger to privacy issues after last November's discovery that its software was being improperly logged by HTC — the company quickly became a flashpoint for controversy, even Continue reading…
The row that's been brewing for months over controversial Carrier IQ software has prompted action in Congress: a draft bill titled The Mobile Device Privacy Act was introduced in the US House today Continue reading…
After updating the Evo 3D to remove Carrier IQ software, Sprint has begun pushing out updates for a few more Android phones to strip the customer tracking software. The HTC Evo 4G, HTC Evo Design 4G, Continue reading…
Android Central had reported yesterday that Sprint's HTC Evo 3D was getting a new firmware update that wiped Carrier IQ's software off the device, following up on a promise that the company had made Continue reading…
In our interview with Carrier IQ, the company was a little cagey about how it stores and protects data on phones before uploading that information to the carriers. That's somewhat understandable for Continue reading…
Senator Al Franken was right in the middle of the Carrier IQ smartphone tracking controversy: a pair of scathing letters from the Minnesota senator are what ultimately shed the most light on how Continue reading…
Just as AT&T, Sprint, manufacturers, and Carrier IQ itself have done, T-Mobile has now responded to a request for information from US Senator Al Franken on how it makes use of Carrier IQ's many Continue reading…
MobileBurn has received a statement confirming that Sprint is having Carrier IQ disabled on its phones. In the statement, Sprint said that it has "weighed customer concerns and we have disabled use of Continue reading…
In response to a request for more information from Senator Al Franken, AT&T, Sprint, Samsung, HTC, and Carrier IQ have responded with letters detailing their use of Carrier IQ's software on their Continue reading…
The government's interest in smartphone tracking software vendor Carrier IQ is heating up: the Washington Post reports that CIQ executives are in DC this week to meet with the FCC, FTC, and Continue reading…
