scott wrote:
Not only can you get rid of the apps the manufacturer and providers puts
on your phone that really slow it down, now there's an app, installed on
most android devices, that deserves your attention.
"....an app that can be remotely controlled which can handle virtually
every task and have access to anything seems a tad dangerous,
particularly considering that we have zero control over it. All in all,
the following statement by CarrierIQ "When Carrier IQ's products are
deployed, data gathering is done in a way where the end user is informed
or involved", is entirely, positively, and absolutely false in this
case.... moving on."
You can read more here: >
http://androidsecuritytest.com/features/logs-and-services/loggers/carrieriq/carrieriq-part2/
and here: >
www.xda-developers.com/android/the-storm-is-not-over-yet-lets-talk-about-ciq/
and I noticed this a couple of days ago...
<http://www.siliconindia.com/shownews/A_Network_Proxy_to_Cut_Smartphones_Power_Consumption-nid-98855-cid-2.html>
Marghanita
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