Topic: Phone - on November 30, 2011 at 11:26:00 AM CET
BUSTED! Secret app on millions of phones logs key taps
An Android app developer has published what he says is conclusive proof that millions of smartphones are secretly monitoring the key presses, geographic locations, and received messages of its users.
In a YouTube video posted on Monday, Trevor Eckhart showed how software from a Silicon Valley company known as Carrier IQ recorded in real time the keys he pressed into a stock EVO handset, which he had reset to factory settings just prior to the demonstration. Using a packet sniffer while his device was in airplane mode, he demonstrated how each numeric tap and every received text message is logged by the software.
Could be possible it is only on US or some other countries pre-installed. As no one would even care to install those in EU countries where EU officials would rip off the phone company, operator and the software manufacturer so small pieces that they would never survive.
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