Phone 'Rootkit' Maker Carrier IQ May Have Violated Wiretap Law In Millions Of Cases

[DJ FLiGHTS]

Main Article - http://www.forbes.co...lions-of-cases/

Last week, 25-year old Eckhart discovered a hidden application on some mobile phones that had the ability to log anything and everything on your device—from location to web searches to the content of your text messages.

How to remove it - http://lifehacker.co...ow-to-remove-it

So, Batman: TDK's subplot about sonar cellphone is true?

[Cola]

Oh boy, Oh boy.

Good thing I'm only getting an Android phone in January. If this isn't removed by then, I can get rid of it myself.

[ovarloard]

Now I can finally justify owning an iPhone! yay for small victories

although to be honest I wouldn't even consider switching even without the existence of this rootkit, a jailbroken iphone is the best phone

[eXtaticus]

^ Apple do something like this, too:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-13145562

[Lady Lily]

This isn't all that surprising.

[Axl.EXE]

So that's who phone was.

Phone was spy.