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Carrier IQ works by tracking metrics from a device and sending the information to its customers <ref>http://androidsecuritytest.com/features/logs-and-services/loggers/carrieriq/</ref>. Metrics are information points from the mobile devices, including dropped calls, sets of data that relate to a usage history of the device, an end user's interaction with the device, and interaction with the device comprises the end user's pressing of keys on the device<ref name=”patent”> http://www.faqs.org/patents/app/20110106942 </ref>. According to the patent, <blockquote> Qualifying characteristics may include device type, such as manufacturer and model, available memory and battery life, the type of applications resident on the device, the geographical location of the device, usage statistics, including those that characterize a user's interaction with a device, and the profile of the customer. The data collection profile is then provided to the SQC on the target wireless devices.<ref> http://www.faqs.org/patents/app/20110106942</ref></blockquote> The data is then logged and sent to customers such as wireless carriers. | Carrier IQ works by tracking metrics from a device and sending the information to its customers <ref>http://androidsecuritytest.com/features/logs-and-services/loggers/carrieriq/</ref>. Metrics are information points from the mobile devices, including dropped calls, sets of data that relate to a usage history of the device, an end user's interaction with the device, and interaction with the device comprises the end user's pressing of keys on the device<ref name=”patent”> http://www.faqs.org/patents/app/20110106942 </ref>. According to the patent, <blockquote> Qualifying characteristics may include device type, such as manufacturer and model, available memory and battery life, the type of applications resident on the device, the geographical location of the device, usage statistics, including those that characterize a user's interaction with a device, and the profile of the customer. The data collection profile is then provided to the SQC on the target wireless devices.<ref> http://www.faqs.org/patents/app/20110106942</ref></blockquote> The data is then logged and sent to customers such as wireless carriers. | ||
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| + | [[File:carrieriq1.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Carrier IQ Diagram]] | ||
| + | On November 23, 2011, Carrier IQ sent out a press release in response to 17-minute video posted on YouTube and a [http://androidsecuritytest.com/features/logs-and-services/loggers/carrieriq/ post] to [http://androidsecuritytest.com androidsecuritytest.com] by security researcher named Trevor Eckhart <ref> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/30/carrier-iq-trevor-eckhart_n_1120727.html</ref>. | ||
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Revision as of 06:28, 5 December 2011
Carrier IQ is a provider of mobile service intelligence solutions to the wireless industry [1]. Carrier IQ has analytic software embedded in millions of devices, giving wireless carriers and handset manufacturers insight into customers' actions. Among Carrier IQ's customers are Sprint, AT&T, and T-Mobile,three of the nation's four largest wireless carriers [2].
Function
Carrier IQ works by tracking metrics from a device and sending the information to its customers [3]. Metrics are information points from the mobile devices, including dropped calls, sets of data that relate to a usage history of the device, an end user's interaction with the device, and interaction with the device comprises the end user's pressing of keys on the device[4]. According to the patent,Qualifying characteristics may include device type, such as manufacturer and model, available memory and battery life, the type of applications resident on the device, the geographical location of the device, usage statistics, including those that characterize a user's interaction with a device, and the profile of the customer. The data collection profile is then provided to the SQC on the target wireless devices.[5]The data is then logged and sent to customers such as wireless carriers.
Controversy
On November 23, 2011, Carrier IQ sent out a press release in response to 17-minute video posted on YouTube and a post to androidsecuritytest.com by security researcher named Trevor Eckhart [6].
References
- ↑ http://www.carrieriq.com/index.htm
- ↑ http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2397141,00.asp
- ↑ http://androidsecuritytest.com/features/logs-and-services/loggers/carrieriq/
- ↑ http://www.faqs.org/patents/app/20110106942
- ↑ http://www.faqs.org/patents/app/20110106942
- ↑ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/30/carrier-iq-trevor-eckhart_n_1120727.html
