> 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.
No it isn't a rootkit - it's not very well hidden apart from anything else, is it. "After reverse engineering CarrierIQ myself, I have seen no evidence that they are collecting anything more than what they've publicly claimed: anonymized metrics data. There's a big difference between "look, it does something when I press a key" and "it's sending all my keystrokes to the carrier!"." There's definitely a case for making non-technical (i.e. most) phone users aware of its presence and letting them opt out, but that doesn't make it a rootkit. -- Alan Bourke alanpbourke (at) fastmail (dot) fm _______________________________________________ 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/[email protected] ** 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.
