Carrier IQ

AT&T Acquires Assets of Carrier iQ, the Company Everyone Hated in 2011

Tim December 30, 2015 27

Many moons ago, when Android was still relatively young, there was once a company called Carrier iQ. The company was contracted to place software on devices for carriers that tracked which apps you opened, places you went, texts you received, and a whole lot...

Wondering if Your Phone has Carrier IQ Software? This App Will Let You Check

Kellen December 2, 2011 24

As Verizon customers, this Carrier IQ fiasco isn't something that you necessarily need to worry about. Big Red has made it clear that they do not use the software to track data, unlike the other major U.S. carriers: AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint. Are they...

Carrier IQ Hit With Senate Investigation, Has Until December 14 To Address Privacy Concerns

Dan December 1, 2011 80

Funny-man turned Senator, Al Franken fired off a letter to Carrier IQ on Thursday regarding the company's questionable practices. Carrier IQ has come under question in recent weeks after Trevor Eckhart revealed a major HTC security hole which led him to...

Verizon: Carrier IQ is NOT on Verizon Wireless Phones

Kellen December 1, 2011 80

So if you follow the security arena of this tech world at all, then you probably saw the name Carrier IQ brought up a time or two in the last couple of days. Just last week, we reported on one of Android's security gurus receiving a C&D from the company...