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Re: [LUG] Fw: Using a [linux] smartphone? You're pwned

 

On Fri, 16 Dec 2011 19:43:41 +0000
Grant Phillips-Sewell <dcglug@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hello Grant,

> There are plenty of tools on Android to either detect or remove
> CarrierIQ already.  Also, just because a mobile platform *can* run
> CarrierIQ doesn't mean that your phone has it.  I've already tested my
> as-yet-unrooted-and-still-running-the-stock-ROM HTC Sensation on
> Vodafone (from Phones4U) and it doesn't have C-IQ on it.

I found the article(s) interesting, just thought I'd pass the details
on.  I acknowledge that "just because it can...."

Like bad apple, I'm not surprised that monitoring can occur.  My natural
cynicism coming to the fore, no doubt.

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