Chester Wisniewski writes: In an interview with AllThingsD today Carrier IQ, the company accused of creating spyware software for mobile carriers, cleared the air and explained in detail what their software does and does not do. Read more on Naked Security and definitely read John Paczkowski’s column on AllThingsD. Was this just a matter of lack of transparency but…
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Kindle Fire Draws Privacy Slam From Congressman
Paul McDougall reports: A senior Congressman said Amazon is dodging questions about how it’s using what he called a “massive” trove of information collected from Kindle Fire users. In an October letter to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, U.S. Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass) asked for details on how Kindle Fire user data is collected, stored, and…
Sen. Franken Seeks Answers from Carrier IQ
Senator Al Franken has written to Carrier IQ requesting answers to this week’s burning questions about allegations they are furtively monitoring and transmitting using data. The senator, who is chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology & the Law wrote to CEO Larry Lenhart, posing the following questions: (1) Does Carrier IQ software log users’…
Big Brother Incorporated
A lot of data being released this morning on businesses involved in surveillance. From Privacy International: Privacy International and The Bureau have compiled a comprehensive database of companies that sell surveillance products. The database displays the types of product the company makes. Clicking the company name brings up a pop-up box with more information, including (where available) names of key…