11/27/2011, 07:59 PM
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Has anybody looked to see if the HP Touchpad too has CarrierIQ or such "rootkits" pre-installed ?
The Rootkit Of All Evil – CIQ | xda-developers BTW, homebrew Impostah seems to make available a lot of system info etc. How does one make the best use of Impostah ? Also, is there anti-virus / anti-malware apps available for TP? Thanks. |
11/27/2011, 08:02 PM
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Shows that "nothing is free", while people think they are getting this free Android software on their phone, no one put to the consumer directly--would you hand over your information in exchange for this (free) software?
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11/29/2011, 08:19 PM
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Look at Carrier IQ Info Video - YouTube (@ 1:05 minutes).....would appear that it is on our devices too.
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11/29/2011, 10:32 PM
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for webOS? Or for their windows tablets?
wow: video shows TouchPad and two phones: Pre3 and Pre2? And HP technical support still had alot of trouble fixing my TouchPad. The video says the consumer has to opt-in. Where is the opt-in for webOS? Is it in the Palm agreement or the app catalogue agreement? Last edited by bluenote; 11/29/2011 at 10:42 PM. |
11/30/2011, 02:25 AM
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3:56 - "...they gain this permission through service agreements..." 4:01 - contains user-identifiable info. Sweet! Ok, so how do we kill this monster? Last edited by p41m3r; 11/30/2011 at 02:39 AM. |
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11/30/2011, 04:51 AM
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Just be aware of what you 'back-up' and where.. and what Accs. you 'sync' to what other Accs? Clean out your Log files and frequently reset to 'Min Logging' etc? Disable your Android 'identifier'? Empty your Email 'trash' from both client & server? Opt out of 'Location Services'?
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12/01/2011, 01:19 AM
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You may have missed a few things... 1. Carrier IQ software is not installed by end-users but rather embedded in the various manufacturers firmware specific for the U.S. carriers. Only U.S. carrier subscribers have found to be targeted. Verizon has denied any use of Carrier IQ software. 2. Google has not implemented the Carrier IQ software in the vanilla Android and it has not been the case with those "reference" devices directly partnered with Google e.g. Nexus One, Nexus S, Motorola Xoom, Galaxy Nexus. 3. Carrier IQ references have also been discovered in Apple iOS (verified http://forums.macrumors.com/showthre...1284749&page=2 ), Nokia Symbian (denied http://www.theverge.com/2011/12/1/26...sed-carrier-iq ) and BlackBerry OS (denied http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/...7B01PA20111201 )according to TrevE. 4. There are no up front opt-in / opt-out opportunities, no straight-forward uninstall mechanism is available as described by TrevE and others. Of course, by offering an opt-out for collecting our usage patterns and data, many will protect the privacy rather. Last edited by howi; 12/01/2011 at 12:22 PM. |
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12/01/2011, 01:49 AM
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I did a quick scan through the webOS tarball for the Pre3 and did not find anything. Just to be sure, I have updated the Max Blocker patch to block any traffic to carrieriq.com
That said, Palm logs an ENORMOUS amount of information which is uploaded to palm.com which is yet another good reason why you should install the following - Muffle - EOM
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12/01/2011, 11:47 AM
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Millions of Smartphones and Tablets have a Rootkit Spyware Software called CarrierIQ installed.
Of course its a good question if WebOS Devices are also affected. If yes it would be fantastic if some experienced user can make a patch to eliminate this Spyware. CarrierIQ | Android Security Test the site is under heavy load so try again and again and ... Last edited by thomaz; 12/01/2011 at 11:53 AM. |
12/01/2011, 01:43 PM
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Quadrant before disable CarrieIQ in one Android here: 3427.
Quadrant after disable CarrieIQ in same Android here: 4593. Finally, discovered the #*5647# on Androids... Best Regards...
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12/02/2011, 05:44 AM
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Frustrating! If the answer is no, as Palm stated, then why would Coward misrepresent web OS devices in the video (1:05 - 1:10)?
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