Friday, December 2, 2011

FAQ: Behind the Carrier IQ rookit controversy

Computerworld Security: December 02, 2011
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The recent disclosure that top mobile phone providers are using software from
Carrier IQ that critics say can gather and track all sorts of personal data from
a user's smartphone has sparked a firestorm of controversy.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7733097/818816221/542594/0/

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IN THIS ISSUE

1. IT Blogwatch: Revealed: Mass spying by governments, says WikiLeaks
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7733097/818816221/542596/0/

2. How to turn off Carrier IQ on your iPhone
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7733097/818816221/542597/0/

3. Verizon says it doesn't use Carrier IQ software
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7733097/818816221/542598/0/

4. AT&T, Sprint confirm use of Carrier IQ rootkit software on handsets
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7733097/818816221/542599/0/

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~WHITE PAPER: IBM~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Lowering the Cost of Healthcare from the Inside Out

This white paper written by Axendia discusses how integrated asset and service
management enables healthcare providers to enhance patient care, improve
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http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7733097/818816221/542600/0/

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IT Blogwatch: Revealed: Mass spying by governments, says WikiLeaks

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has popped up in London to reveal shady,
industrial-scale spying by governments on their citizens. Intelligence
contractors are targeting smartphones and web-based email to invade our privacy
on a mass scale, the whistle-blowing organization warns. In IT Blogwatch,
bloggers search for the "reset to factory settings" button.

http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7733097/818816221/542596/0/

How to turn off Carrier IQ on your iPhone

iPhone users can turn off the Carrier IQ software that's raised a ruckus among
consumers, bloggers and privacy advocates with just four taps.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7733097/818816221/542597/0/

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~WEBCAST: IBM~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Improving Governance, Risk and Compliance

In this webcast you'll learn how your organization can become more responsive to
financial market challenges while reassuring decision makers the accuracy of
execution.

http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7733097/818816221/542601/0/

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Verizon says it doesn't use Carrier IQ software

Verizon Wireless said Thursday it doesn't add to its phones any software from
Carrier IQ, the company that has come under fire in the past few days for what
some say amounts to spying on mobile phone users.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7733097/818816221/542598/0/

AT&T, Sprint confirm use of Carrier IQ rootkit software on handsets

Amid what's snowballing into a major privacy controversy, AT&T, Sprint, HTC and
Samsung today confirmed that that their mobile phones integrate a controversial
piece of smartphone tracking software from a company called Carrier IQ.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7733097/818816221/542599/0/

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SHARK TANK OF THE DAY
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You'll never get promoted to shipping guy that way

This pilot fish is hired as a production assistant at an outfit that designs
semiconductors, but his bosses learn he "knows about computers," and soon he's
the IT guy -- but only for desktop computers, not the engineers' workstations.

http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7733097/818816221/542375/0/

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CAST YOUR VOTE IN THIS WEEK'S QUICKPOLL

Top mobile phone providers have been revealed as using software from Carrier IQ
that can gather and track personal data from a user's smartphone. Do you think
carriers and smartphone makers used Carrier IQ to track users?

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