A number of the bruhaha over Carrier IQ and its activity-tracking rootkit have been contained to the U.S. up to now. That’s about to modify though, and the software company could find itself on the center of a world privacy scandal. The British Information Commissioner’s Office and the eu Consumers’ Organization have both started looking into the diagnostics software, while the Bavarian State Office for Data Protection has specifically engaged with Apple over its inclusion of parts of Carrier IQ’s suite in iOS. This, obviously, comes only days after US lawmakers requested their very own government open an investigation . Up to now, all the major British providers have denied using the tool on their handsets but, the drama continues to be unfolding and there is lots of time for others to get caught up during this mess.
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