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Wed Nov-30-11 08:26 PM
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| 37. Is there anything like that on my ipad2? |
| -Carrier IQ: Researcher Trevor Eckhart Outs Creepy, Hidden App Installed On Smartphones |
onehandle |
Nov-30-11 12:49 PM |
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Well in a waty, this is good news for me. |
pennylane100 |
Nov-30-11 12:54 PM |
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Makes me glad I have Samsung phones, then. nt |
TheWraith |
Nov-30-11 12:55 PM |
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Samsung too ---> |
onehandle |
Nov-30-11 06:02 PM |
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Nov-30-11 01:11 PM |
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I mostly use mine for porn. n/t |
Ian David |
Nov-30-11 01:26 PM |
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Yeah, we know. |
The Doctor. |
Nov-30-11 09:43 PM |
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I'm with you. I'm hanging onto a phone that is years old, |
EFerrari |
Nov-30-11 01:33 PM |
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Nov-30-11 03:10 PM |
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This makes me appreciate my simple, pre-paid phone |
rox63 |
Nov-30-11 01:50 PM |
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I'm gettng onto the internet by |
pnorman |
Nov-30-11 02:07 PM |
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They don't mention Samsung phones as being affected. nt |
TheWraith |
Nov-30-11 05:23 PM |
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It is any phone running the Android system |
LiberalArkie |
Nov-30-11 05:58 PM |
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No, since they mention Blackberry and Nokia as well. |
TheWraith |
Nov-30-11 06:39 PM |
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Apple? Since Carrier IQ is a US Corporation, it should be |
denem |
Nov-30-11 06:46 PM |
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They're not. Apple is not one of them. Samsung, HTC, Nokia and RIM are. nt |
onehandle |
Dec-01-11 05:56 AM |
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what carrier do you use? and have they bitched about your data usage? |
Kali |
Nov-30-11 06:48 PM |
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Sprint, and my data plan while not the unlimited one |
pnorman |
Dec-01-11 04:24 AM |
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Cui bono? K&R |
bobthedrummer |
Nov-30-11 02:15 PM |
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I'm of the mind; |
greiner3 |
Nov-30-11 02:43 PM |
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Yep. |
EFerrari |
Nov-30-11 03:12 PM |
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Is this the party to whom I'm speaking? |
Ezlivin |
Nov-30-11 04:24 PM |
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Thanks! |
potone |
Nov-30-11 04:30 PM |
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I used to work one of those switchboards in the 50s. |
Chipper Chat |
Nov-30-11 04:42 PM |
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My office keeps insisting I get a smart phone. |
louis-t |
Nov-30-11 04:54 PM |
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I hate Apple! |
Atman |
Nov-30-11 05:41 PM |
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I think it was Sprint that said it was worried the the iPhone would use way too much |
LiberalArkie |
Nov-30-11 06:00 PM |
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Who knows. Remember ipad was trracking people's location |
jbnow |
Nov-30-11 08:23 PM |
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LOL! Happy in my 'walled garden.' nt |
onehandle |
Nov-30-11 06:03 PM |
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Yep, me too.. Too many techies look at the IOS for anyone to get something like that in. |
LiberalArkie |
Nov-30-11 06:17 PM |
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Not really. |
TheWraith |
Nov-30-11 06:42 PM |
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Can you tether from your walled garden? |
tinrobot |
Nov-30-11 07:19 PM |
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Yes. |
onehandle |
Nov-30-11 07:32 PM |
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Looks like that permission was just revoked. |
tinrobot |
Nov-30-11 07:45 PM |
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Because the carriers have their own tethering plans. |
onehandle |
Nov-30-11 08:19 PM |
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The walled garden is comfortable, freedom is often uncomfortable |
tinrobot |
Nov-30-11 09:55 PM |
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I imagine that reason is simply |
LanternWaste |
Dec-01-11 06:57 AM |
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You thought not. But you thought wrong. |
Atman |
Nov-30-11 08:38 PM |
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How much does that cost? |
tinrobot |
Nov-30-11 08:59 PM |
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The same as it costs Android users |
Indydem |
Nov-30-11 09:35 PM |
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It's still free on T-Mobile |
tinrobot |
Nov-30-11 09:56 PM |
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Nov-30-11 06:44 PM |
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and reports them to the mobile phone carrier. |
ashling |
Nov-30-11 06:05 PM |
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and then relayed to the NSA? |
denem |
Nov-30-11 06:26 PM |
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I'm in a minority. I prefer dumb phones. Dumber than I am, preferably. |
caseymoz |
Nov-30-11 07:03 PM |
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Just install a clean version of Android - problem solved. |
tinrobot |
Nov-30-11 07:20 PM |
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++ |
backscatter712 |
Nov-30-11 09:20 PM |
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also rooted |
carlos3k |
Dec-01-11 02:03 AM |
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Best answer by far. n/t |
Psephos |
Nov-30-11 09:46 PM |
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Is there anything like that on my ipad2? |
peacebird |
Nov-30-11 08:26 PM |
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Very likely - Carrier IQ has software for Androids, Blackberrys and iPhones/iPads. |
backscatter712 |
Nov-30-11 09:18 PM |
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WRONG |
Indydem |
Nov-30-11 09:34 PM |
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Nope. It's on iPhone as well. |
backscatter712 |
Dec-01-11 09:18 AM |
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Read the article you linked to. |
Indydem |
Dec-01-11 11:04 AM |
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No. This is a Samsung, HTC, Nokia and RIM problem. Apple is clear. |
onehandle |
Dec-01-11 05:54 AM |
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Apple iPhone linked to Carrier IQ 'spyware' |
MellonCollie |
Dec-01-11 07:15 AM |
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Nope, Carrier IQ is running on iPhone too. |
backscatter712 |
Dec-01-11 09:18 AM |
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Not on mine. There is no 'Diagnostics and Usage' menu. Maybe they mean in Europe. |
onehandle |
Dec-01-11 10:02 AM |
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It's certainly running on some iPhones. |
backscatter712 |
Dec-01-11 10:23 AM |
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And then they threatened to sue to shut him up |
DissedByBush |
Nov-30-11 10:01 PM |
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Technical Failures Abound. |
boppers |
Nov-30-11 11:46 PM |
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I solve a bunch of this...I have a dumb phone...I don't text...I don't do Facebook... |
SoapBox |
Nov-30-11 11:48 PM |
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FYI, your ISP for your desktop computer also gets that info. |
garybeck |
Dec-01-11 12:20 AM |
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With a VPN it's harder. |
mwooldri |
Dec-01-11 06:43 AM |
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Every day, another reason surfaces that makes me glad I have a dumb phone |
AllyCat |
Dec-01-11 01:29 AM |
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Every breath you take... |
pscot |
Dec-01-11 10:15 AM |
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Dec-01-11 11:43 AM |
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Don't Worry. |
bvar22 |
Dec-01-11 01:16 PM |
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