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Apple drops support for CarrierIQ

article published on 1 December, 2011

Apple has made a statement in the huge CarrierIQ fiasco, saying they have now fully dropped support for the rootkit/keylogger. The next update for iOS 5 (and other past operating systems) will remove all traces of the software. Says Apple: We stopped supporting Carrier IQ with iOS 5 in most of our products and will remove it completely in a future software update. With any diagnostic ... [ read the full article ]

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jookycola
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_ 		1. December 2011 @ 16:55 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I seriously think any phone maker or carrier that doesn't stop supporting this vile program should see a HUGE class action lawsuit. This program totally violates the federal wiretapping laws.
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A5J4DX
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_ 		1. December 2011 @ 18:10 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by jookycola:
 I seriously think any phone maker or carrier that doesn't stop supporting this vile program should see a HUGE class action lawsuit. This program totally violates the federal wiretapping laws.
totally agree this is ridiculous
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KillerBug
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_ 		1. December 2011 @ 23:50 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Everyone who ever authorized the installation of the software should be facing a jail term for illegal wiretapping; if their choice resulted in 2,000,000 phones being tapped, they should face 2,000,000 counts.

BTW...what about all the apple devices that didn't get iOS5???
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senator29
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_ 		2. December 2011 @ 19:59 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
seems funny apple is so quick to jump on this.
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KillerBug
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_ 		2. December 2011 @ 23:39 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by senator29:
 seems funny apple is so quick to jump on this.
I am a bit surprised that they included it in the first place; I always assumed they had their own CarrierIQ-like software built into iOS.
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