2011-12-01
Carrier IQ Privacy Concerns Reflects Mobile Marketing Business Model--Behavior+Location Tracking
Submitted by demedia on Thu, 12/01/2011 - 16:51Sen Al Franken (D-Mn) sent a letter today to Carrier IQ "that has apparently been installed on millions of smartphones and that logs and may transmit sensitive information – including users’ locations, the websites they visit, and the contents of their text messages and online searches – to explain exactly what the software records, whether it is transmitted to Carrier IQ or any third party, and whether the data is protected against security threats that could risk the safety and privacy of American consumers."
