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

[Corey McGuire]

And Jill can certainly use a "Get to know your android phone" party, so put
me down for two people ;-)

On Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 5:19 PM, rachel lyra hospodar <rachelyra at gmail.com>wrote:

> 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.
>
> mediumreality.com
> 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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>>
>>
>>
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Einstein <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Einstein>
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication - Leonardo Da
Vinci<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonardo_Da_Vinci>
Perfection is reached not when there is nothing left to add, but when there
is nothing left to take away - Antoine de Saint
Exupéry<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoine_de_Saint_Exup%C3%A9ry>
Keep It Simple Stupid - Kelly
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