Comments on: Verizon: No Carrier IQ, No way

By: Jo Ann Milligan

Jo Ann Milligan — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 17:17:59 +0000

I can just imagine how effectively VERIZON NOTIFIED USERS of either changes in their privacy policy or users’ability to opt out of VERIZON’S equivalent spyware version to CarrierIQ. Hah!

By: bob

bob — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 07:12:14 +0000

I think the biggest point he was making was all of them track information to an extent, I would focus it more on CIQ rather than the providers. Verizon tracks information but does it internally so it never gets out. Its funny how it took ATT for people to forget what crap verizon was for years.

By: Alexander Day

Alexander Day — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 01:12:42 +0000

Did anyone note that they denied using that company but say they have OTHER programs to track statistics? I wasnt notified of that. Also, do you folks realize that a bluetooth stealth program can be purchased that alows you to target anyones bluetooth enabled phone and be cloned into theirs? Not only can you watch and listen—you can call from their phone to others! You can turn on their speaker and listen to whats happening even iftheir phone is off. $49 bucks all over the net. We are SHEEP, being herded wherever they want .

By: Trieu Pham

Trieu Pham — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 23:06:33 +0000

Verizon: No Carrier IQ, No way http://t.co/DnW4H2qH

By: jenell webber

jenell webber — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 22:31:56 +0000

@Slate Verizon: No Carrier IQ, No way http://t.co/1cOJxBkz

By: Kevin Fitchard

Kevin Fitchard — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 03:08:04 +0000

Hi Fazal, thanks for commenting. I agree with you that operators can do that, but do they? My understanding is the wireless operators know more about you than your own mother, but they can’t use that info because of privacy concerns. They can’t even use much of that info to market to their own customers.

By: samim

samim — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 23:09:23 +0000

Seems that Verizon doesn’t install CarrierIQ, apparently. http://t.co/eXuwe4vY (via @julian0liver) amazing, everybody is so innocent, angels

By: Loring Preston

Loring Preston — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 17:23:46 +0000

Attn all my fellow smart phone users! The interwebs are ablaze this week with news of a company known as “Carrier… http://t.co/7XuyY8AF

By: Caged Ideas

Caged Ideas — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 17:06:57 +0000

Those of you who think just buying an i-phone or updating your OS is a fix, need to listen up. ALL CELL PHONES are tracked, and anything on them can be using against you so long as the phone is connected to a “network”. The “cell” in cell phone refers to the towers themselves, to guarantee quality of service your provider needs to know where your device is at all times, so ALL CELL PHONES “smart” and “dumb” are tracked. Recent news mentioned a device called the stingray that can be used like a “portable cell tower” to find your phone wherever it is.

Now the tricky part is how exposed are you? To answer that you need to consider how “smart” your phone actually is? Does it have GPS? Does it have internet access? Does it have a camera? Does it have expanded capabilities to run applications? Well… Since it is connected to an active network, not only can the cell phone service provider locate you down to a few feet thanks to the GPS but so can a jealous partner or employer with software available online, an application designer / owner, a tech savvy computer geek, or someone with the monopoly of power like government, can use everything on that device that you can and more. Find us on facebook under “caged ideas LLC” for more information and a patented solution.

By: Jon Back

Jon Back — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 13:39:23 +0000

My Verizon Droid X does not appear to have this rootkit installed, so I’m not blaming anyone. I’ll have to look into the Deep Packet Inspection item, though.