The carriers (and Carrier IQ) have access to Android source code. The carriers (and Carrier IQ) presumably have no access to iOS source code.
That makes a world of difference in what can be accomplished on each platform by a 3rd party. * * *ASB* *http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker* *Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market… * On Thu, Dec 1, 2011 at 11:34 AM, Mayo, Bill <[email protected]> wrote: > Your point has some validity. However, it should be pointed out that > CarrierIQ on the iPhone is only capturing data about phone calls and has > no access to other user activity, as has been demonstrated on Android. > Another article I read speculated that this was due to the security > model in iOS. Whether that security model is lacking in Android, or if > it is simply bypassable due to the "open" nature of Android, I don't > know. What remains relevant, though, is that a significant security > flaw has been demonstrated on Android devices and not on others; it > doesn't matter too much if that is Google's fault or the carrier's. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ben Scott [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2011 11:16 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: Google, What Happened To 'Do No Evil'? > > On Thu, Dec 1, 2011 at 10:31 AM, David Lum <[email protected]> wrote: > > And then, this: > > > http://news.cnet.com/8301-13506_3-57334575-17/carrier-iq-tracking-iphone > -customers-too-hacker-says/?tag=mncol;posts > > Wow, Google even put CarrierIQ on the iPhone. That's amazing. > > -- Ben > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
