Quote from the article:
If you have yet to switch to the new timeline, then don’t.
Trust me, it will make your life far easier.
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/london/how-to-delete-every-facebook-wall-post-wipe-your-timeline/1999
I still don't think Carrier IQ is much ado about nothing. I do think
something is there. If not overtly nefarious.
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/federal-authorities-open-carrier-iq-investigation-into-phone-tracking/65381
Pretty cool note on the commingling of technologies (MS to iPad).
http://www.sharepointpromag.com/blog/dan-holmes-viewpoint-on-sharepoint-blog-24/sharepoint/santa-mobile-devices-microsoft-releases-141623
Kinda neat listing of cool HTML5 sites:
http://www.techrepublic.com/photos/10-websites-featuring-an-excellent-use-of-html5/6333123
Showing posts with label CarrierIQ. Show all posts
Showing posts with label CarrierIQ. Show all posts
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Friday, December 9, 2011
Carrier IQ and Other Spying
Not quite as comfortable as my friends with the Carrier IQ thing.
Quote from Carrier IQ:
“While we look at many aspects of a device’s performance, we are counting and summarizing performance, not recording keystrokes or providing tracking tools.”
Except that it does record keystrokes and apparently collects the map data, too, it sounds like. So I’m not sure I would trust them with my data.
How to remove it:
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/networking/finding-and-cleaning-out-your-smartphones-carrier-iq-poison/1697
7 Questions for CarrierIQ
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/hardware/7-questions-that-carrier-iq-needs-to-address-immediately/16749
Carrier IQ is a reason you should root your phone? Don’t know about that one.
http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/security/carrier-iq-snooping-another-good-reason-to-root-your-phone/6984
Just more on Carrier IQ. Nothing earth shattering.
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9222332/FAQ_Behind_the_Carrier_IQ_rootkit_controversy_
And, if you have Verizon and a few others (RIM, etc.), no worries about Carrier IQ.
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9222337/Verizon_says_it_doesn_t_use_Carrier_IQ_software
And Government-related spying. Kinda wish I hadn’t read this.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/12/01/security_firms_compete_to_sell_snoopware_to_repressive_governments/
Quote from Carrier IQ:
“While we look at many aspects of a device’s performance, we are counting and summarizing performance, not recording keystrokes or providing tracking tools.”
Except that it does record keystrokes and apparently collects the map data, too, it sounds like. So I’m not sure I would trust them with my data.
How to remove it:
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/networking/finding-and-cleaning-out-your-smartphones-carrier-iq-poison/1697
7 Questions for CarrierIQ
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/hardware/7-questions-that-carrier-iq-needs-to-address-immediately/16749
Carrier IQ is a reason you should root your phone? Don’t know about that one.
http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/security/carrier-iq-snooping-another-good-reason-to-root-your-phone/6984
Just more on Carrier IQ. Nothing earth shattering.
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9222332/FAQ_Behind_the_Carrier_IQ_rootkit_controversy_
And, if you have Verizon and a few others (RIM, etc.), no worries about Carrier IQ.
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9222337/Verizon_says_it_doesn_t_use_Carrier_IQ_software
And Government-related spying. Kinda wish I hadn’t read this.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/12/01/security_firms_compete_to_sell_snoopware_to_repressive_governments/
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