Google chief Eric Schmidt condemns Carrier IQ (opens in new tab)

(telegraph.co.uk)

5 pointsksadeghi14y ago2 comments

“We certainly don’t work with them,” said Mr Schmidt, describing the software as a “keylogger”.

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“Android is an open platform which means people can makes software for it that’s not very good for you,” Mr Schmidt said.

“This [Carrier IQ] appears to be one [such case], he added.

leeHS14y ago

What I'd really like to know are the carriers who pre-installed this software. Carrier IQ is just the hammer. So who was swinging it?

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(telegraph.co.uk)

5 pointsksadeghi14y ago2 comments

“We certainly don’t work with them,” said Mr Schmidt, describing the software as a “keylogger”.

“Android is an open platform which means people can makes software for it that’s not very good for you,” Mr Schmidt said.

“This [Carrier IQ] appears to be one [such case], he added.

leeHS14y ago

What I'd really like to know are the carriers who pre-installed this software. Carrier IQ is just the hammer. So who was swinging it?

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse