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:mailvor...@gmail.com] 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 <david....@nwea.org> 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 listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ 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 listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
