[Noisebridge-discuss] Android users can detect CarrierIQ, everyone else is out of luck.

[rachel lyra hospodar]

Maybe some of us would be willing to host another 'root your phone' party?
That seemed to be very popular and I bet would be so if it was done again.
I didn't root my phone last time but I would this time!

R.

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On Dec 7, 2011 4:11 PM, "Corey McGuire" <coreyfro at coreyfro.com> wrote:

> That means, SUPPORT ANDROID MODDERS!
> http://www.cyanogenmod.com/blog/cyanogenmod-will-never-have-carrier-iq
>
> Do it!  Own your Phone!
>
> On Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 4:06 PM, Jake <jake at spaz.org> wrote:
>
>>
>> http://betanews.com/2011/12/07/android-users-can-detect-carrier-iq-everyone-else-is-out-of-luck/
>>
>> Android users have a multitude of options in order to detect whether
>> Carrier IQ exists on their smartphones, with at least a dozen applications
>> available through the Android Market. While most of the apps will not stop
>> Carrier IQ from running, they will at least give those concerned with the
>> company's actions some solace in knowing for sure whether they're being
>> tracked or not.
>>
>> Carrier IQ's discovery -- that stealthily monitors cellular users'
>> smartphone activity -- set off a firestorm of controversy over the past
>> several weeks. Some see it as a serious threat to users' security and
>> privacy, while others have likened the reaction to mass hysteria generated
>> by the media.
>>
>> Even here at BetaNews the subject of how exactly to cover the Carrier IQ
>> story has become quite contentious. I've asked this question repeatedly:
>> is it really as bad as it seems? With the court cases now revving up, we
>> will find out soon.
>>
>> BetaNews tested out two of the available options -- BitDefender's Carrier
>> IQ Finder and Lookout Labs' Carrier IQ Detector. The tests were performed
>> on a Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket running Android 2.3.6 on AT&T's
>> network, and both found Carrier IQ present but didn't indicate whether or
>> not it was active. We presume so.
>>
>> Lookout's app has gotten between 100,000 and 500,000 downloads as of
>> Wednesday afternoon, while BitDefender had received less than 50,000
>> downloads.
>>
>> We also spotted a few apps that claim to freeze the process that runs
>> Carrier IQ's hidden application. These include Trey Holland's Bloat/CIQ
>> Freezer Free and RDMSoft's Carrier IQ Process Killer. Without more
>> extensive tests, we can't independently verify these actually work as
>> advertised, but customer reviews are generally positive.
>>
>> Have you got an iOS, BlackBerry, or Windows Phone and want to know where
>> you stand with Carrier IQ? Right now you're out of luck. Apple's App Store
>> did not contain any apps to detect the software: neither did BlackBerry's
>> App World nor Microsoft's Windows Phone Marketplace.
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