1. New bill would require consumers be notified of any Carrier IQ-like software on their devices

    phonedog.com (Jan 30 2012)

    1. New bill would require consumers be notified of any Carrier IQ-like software on their devices There was a bit of a brouhaha that erupted late last year over Carrier IQ and the information collected by its cell phone tracking software. The noise surrounding Carrier IQ has died down a bit as of late as more information about the software comes out and some companies remove it from their products, but a new bill has been introduced to the House of Representatives in an attempt to prevent a similar situation from cropping up again. The bill, dubbed "The Mobile Device Privacy Act," would requ (Read Full Article)

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