Like us on Facebook The Carrier IQ software even recorded Eckhart’s physical location after he connected the device to Wi-Fi and denied the Google request to share his geographical position. “We can see that Carrier IQ is querying these strings over my wireless network [with] no 3G connectivity and it…
All Eyes on Carrier IQ Following Spyware Allegations
Software from the company Carrier IQ that’s preinstalled on many mobile devices sold in the United States is capable of recording many of the activities performed on those phones and potentially relaying the data back to carriers, according to security researcher Trevor Eckhart. Eckhart refers to the software as a…
Tech Today: Congress to Pursue Spyware Exports
By Tom Loftus Michael Reynolds/EPA Congress to Introduce Spyware Bill: A bill to restrict U.S. exports of technology that can be used to censor the Internet or conduct user surveillance will be introduced in the House soon, reports the Wall Street Journal. The bill would also require that companies listed…
Mobile spyware raises ethical and legal questions
In 2003, Atir Raihan began work on a product that has gone on to gain infamy in the world’s security industry. His idea: to build a spyware program for mobile phones that would allow people to catch a cheating spouse. “I remember eight years ago, having a drink with friends…
Middletown man tracked woman with smart phone spyware, police say
CRAWFORD — Town of Crawford police have charged a Middletown man with multiple felonies after they said he installed spyware on a Pine Bush woman’s smart phone, accessed all her data and tracked her movements. View full post on spyware jail – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on…
HTCS1: Your cellphone may have spyware and you don’t even know it. Listen to more at http://t.co/Cevyj3fk
HTCS1: Your cellphone may have spyware and you don’t even know it. Listen to more at http://t.co/Cevyj3fk View full post on Twitter / HTCS1
Carrier IQ Spyware: Company’s Android App Logging the Keystrokes of Millions [VIDEO]
Like us on Facebook The Carrier IQ software even recorded Eckhart’s physical location after he connected the device to Wi-Fi and denied the Google request to share his geographical position. “We can see that Carrier IQ is querying these strings over my wireless network [with] no 3G connectivity and it…
Apple iPhone linked to Carrier IQ ‘spyware’
Apple did not immediately respond to an email requesting comment. Discussing Carrier IQ software on Android devices, Graham Cluley of the internet security firm Sophos said: “The inability to opt-out or remove the software without informing the user is extremely concerning. “Combine that with all of the sensitive information the…
Obama Invokes Cold-War Law to Unmask Chinese Telecom Spyware
November 30, 2011, 9:56 PM EST By Michael Riley (Updates with month of survey in second paragraph.) Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) — The U.S. is invoking Cold War-era national-security powers to force telecommunication companies including ATT Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. to divulge confidential information about their networks in a hunt…
Obama Invokes Cold-War Powers to Unmask Chinese Telecom Spyware
November 30, 2011, 3:08 PM EST By Michael Riley (Updates with month of survey in second paragraph.) Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) — The U.S. is invoking Cold War-era national-security powers to force telecommunication companies including ATT Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. to divulge confidential information about their networks in a hunt…