[liberationtech] Carrier IQ

[Eugen Leitl]

On Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 01:24:31PM +0000, Katrin Verclas wrote:
> In which case you better throw away your phone 

With an attitude like that, what are you doing on
this list, again?

> since the carrier log it all in real time and have 
> no problem sending it over to law enforcement via easy-peasy dashboards for a small fee.

True enough. Which is why we have Tor and
encryption for smartphones WHICH WOULD BE RENDERED
KINDA USELESS BY A ROOTKIT ON YOUR PHONE, SIMILARLY
LIKE LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS BEEN USING SIMILAR ROOTKITS
TO INTERCEPT SKYPE PHONE CALLS. Did you get that?
 
> Let me say it again - evidence would be good. Paranoia, hype, and flip statements are not.

Let me say it again, you're not only top-posting, 
your professional paranoia level is insufficient
for this list.
 
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