On Sat, Dec 3, 2011 at 1:31 PM, Charlie Coleman <[email protected]> wrote: > Hopefully the NF tag is OK for you folks. This is probably closer to OT but > it is somewhat technical in nature. > > Do a search on Carrier IQ. It's basically a rootkit on Andriod and iPhones. > This announcement came out on Dec 1 (Thurs). Note my use of term rootkit: > software that hides its presence and allows privileged access to system > data/function.
Hopefully using a non-carrier OS can circumvent this. I'm running CyanogenMod here on my Android phone. BTW, Cyanogen supports many handsets: http://www.cyanogenmod.com/devices You're stuffed if you're on an iPhone though! -- Paul _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/CADwx0+J=qwcoabughsu35humjdkk2vvoh44b4b5css6pg6k...@mail.gmail.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
