Carrier IQ
Over the last two weeks, the phone-tracking firm Carrier IQ has seen its popularity explode, but not in a good way.
The company has been accused of being a rootkit/keylogger pre-installed on over 100 million Android, iOS, BlackBerry and Nokia devices around the world. The software quietly watches and logs all keystrokes entered into the device, including texts. It also monitors location, when you shut your phone off, and who you call.
In the U.S., AT&T and Sprint are carrier partners, and HTC and Samsung are noted manufacturers that use it.
Here is the video that started the scandal, thanks to Trevor Eckhart (continue after the video for rest of article).
Carrier IQ #2 (RootKit/Keylogger)
Because the company has sent a C&D to Trevor, and the company has stopped answering reporters, the US government has gotten involved.
