Hacker Trevor Eckhart found software on his phone called Carrier IQ, which he never installed on his phone. Upon closer investigation, he discovered that it was software from a diagnostic company Carrier IQ. The software was usually installed on phones during the so-called "branding" by operators, i.e. during the process when operators customize the phone to their own image. That's why, for example, a T-Mobile phone has a pink theme by default, and when you start a phone from the O2 operator, you will see its logo. Carrier first accused Hacker of defamation and even threatened to sue him.
However, the Electronic Frontier Foundation intervened in the case, which led to the company Carrier IQ issued a press release stating that it does not eavesdrop on mobile phone users. The problem is that Eckhart managed to find out that the software Carrier IQ zaznamenává a odesílá dokonce i informace o stisknutých klávesách, jak ostatně může vidět na následujícím videu.
Software Carrier IQ is found in more than 140 mobile phones including iPhone. V tom však jako v jediném není aktivní a aktivuje se až při spuštění takzvaného diagnostického módu nebo odesílání diagnostických informací. Apple after previous experiences when he was accused of eavesdropping on his users and tracking their location, he preferred to react immediately and issue a press statement. It is necessary to say that Apple usually he issues a press statement several days to weeks after the whole case, so this is really an exception.
Company press release Apple
V iOS 5 we stopped supporting Carrier IQ in most of our products, will be completely removed in a future software update iOS. Pro odesílání diagnotických dat musí naši zákazníci tuto funkci povolit, informace jsou odesílány zcela anonymně, bez osobních údajů a v zašifrované podobě. Nikdy jsme nezaznamenávali stisknuté klávesy, zprávy nebo osobní informace v diagnostických datech a nemáme tak v úmyslu nikdy dělat. – tiskové prohlášení společnosti Apple Inc.
*Source: 9to5mac.com
