On Sat, Dec 3, 2011 at 4:14 AM, Alan J. Wylie <shyyqvfpybf...@wylie.me.uk> wrote: >... > | Yes, Carrier IQ is a vast digital fishing net that sees geographic > | locations and the contents of text messages and search queries > | swimming inside the phones the software monitors.. But except > | in rare circumstances, that data is dumped out of a phone's internal > | memory almost as quickly as it goes in.
one thing many of these stories seem to miss is that these limits assume a carrier in control and acting responsibly. if you're under a MitM attack these "not used" features sitting latent are now actively acting against your interests. similar to CALEA capabilities leveraged for clandestine surveillance, e.g. the Athens Affair... _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/
