CarrierIQ

thatotherdude24 · Apr 4, 2014

I posted this same thing on Android Central to get different perspectives.

Tonight for the first time I heard of Carrier IQ and apparently by not having heard of it I live in 1995. Depending on who you are and what platform you're on I guess depends on what you think about it. I've read it as spyware and I've read it as just 'meh'.

Based on what I have found it tracks information about how you use the phone and sends it back to the phone manufacture. Anything privacy based has the potential to be VERY debated and heated debated. Right now I am not looking for opinions I just want facts...what is it and what does it do? The research I have found comes back with very opinionated articles. I don't want opinions I want facts.

Can anybody help me please?

Laura Knotek · Apr 4, 2014

Windows Phones do not have this. Microsoft's Joe Belfiore confirms no Carrier IQ software on Windows Phones | Windows Phone Central

Guytronic · Apr 4, 2014

Didn't the iPhone come under fire a couple of years ago over the IQ tracking feature?

Laura Knotek · Apr 4, 2014

Guytronic said:
Didn't the iPhone come under fire a couple of years ago over the IQ tracking feature?

Yes, and Apple no longer supports it on current iOS. Support ended in iOS 5. Apple: We stopped supporting Carrier IQ with iOS 5 | iMore

palandri · Apr 4, 2014

Sprint had it as I recall.

thatotherdude24 · Apr 4, 2014

Laura Knotek said:
Windows Phones do not have this. Microsoft's Joe Belfiore confirms no Carrier IQ software on Windows Phones | Windows Phone Central
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I saw this.....has this changed or do they still not use it? Somebody over on AC suggested WP just has their own version of it.

thatotherdude24 · Apr 4, 2014

Does anybody not use or stop using Android solely because of this?

Guytronic · Apr 4, 2014

thatotherdude24 said:
Does anybody not use or stop using Android solely because of this?

I didn't for that reason.
Android gave me other reasons to move along.

thatotherdude24 · Apr 4, 2014

Guytronic said:
I didn't for that reason.
Android gave me other reasons to move along.

Why has this IQ deal not been a big deal?

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Laura Knotek · Apr 4, 2014

thatotherdude24 said:
I saw this.....has this changed or do they still not use it? Somebody over on AC suggested WP just has their own version of it.

There really hasn't been any discussion of it since 2 years ago. It might not even exist on Android anymore. It hasn't made the news anywhere. Bing and Google searches turn up old stories from 2011, but I haven't seen anything recent.

Laura Knotek · Apr 4, 2014

thatotherdude24 said:
Why has this IQ deal not been a big deal?

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Old news? I haven't seen any stories recently about it. It might be gone completely.

thatotherdude24 · Apr 4, 2014

Laura Knotek said:
There really hasn't been any discussion of it since 2 years ago. It might not even exist on Android anymore. It hasn't made the news anywhere. Bing and Google searches turn up old stories from 2011, but I haven't seen anything recent.

I can tell you it's being used....this is also what made me do some research.

I am having a lot of problems with my Moto X battery life so I emailed Motorola. They asked for my IMEI and I gave it to them. Motorola responded with battery statistics from my phone saying my problem was bad signal strength. I was curious how they knew that just from my IMEI so I did research and just found Carrier IQ.

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A895 · Apr 4, 2014

thatotherdude24 said:
I can tell you it's being used....this is also what made me do some research.

I am having a lot of problems with my Moto X battery life so I emailed Motorola. They asked for my IMEI and I gave it to them. Motorola responded with battery statistics from my phone saying my problem was bad signal strength. I was curious how they knew that just from my IMEI so I did research and just found Carrier IQ.

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Carrier IQ has nothing to do with manufacturers and everything to do with "Carriers". Verizon was the only carrier that said they didn't have it back in the day. No carrier uses it today either because of the blowback that happened from it. Even though carrier IQ was nothing but diagnostics so carriers could troubleshoot problems.

Motorola knew about your device because all they needed was your IMEI number. The unique identifier to your phone gives them everything. No reason to worry.

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thatotherdude24 · Apr 4, 2014

A895 said:
Carrier IQ has nothing to do with manufacturers and everything to do with "Carriers". Verizon was the only carrier that said they didn't have it back in the day. No carrier uses it today either because of the blowback that happened from it. Even though carrier IQ was nothing but diagnostics so carriers could troubleshoot problems.

Motorola knew about your device because all they needed was your IMEI number. The unique identifier to your phone gives them everything. No reason to worry.

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Where did you see that? Everything I've read says it's still in use.

Define everything about my phone...

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Peter McNeill1 · Apr 4, 2014

Any manufacturer can access phone diagnostics with it's IMEI. Has nothing to do with carrierIQ, and carrier in carrierIQ should be a hint its nothing to do with the manufacturer. Everything I've read says Elvis is really alive and aliens are amongst us.

A895 · Apr 5, 2014

thatotherdude24 said:
Where did you see that? Everything I've read says it's still in use.

Define everything about my phone...

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Its not in use, where did you see it still was?

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thatotherdude24 · Apr 5, 2014

A895 said:
Its not in use, where did you see it still was?

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There's tons of articles saying what it does but absolutely nothing saying it's not in use.

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A895 · Apr 5, 2014

thatotherdude24 said:
There's tons of articles saying what it does but absolutely nothing saying it's not in use.

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Sources?

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thatotherdude24 · Apr 5, 2014

What does Carrier IQ do on my phone--and should I care? (FAQ) - CNET

What Is Carrier IQ? (Updated)

Carrier IQ: How To Find It, And How To Deal With It | TechCrunch

Carrier IQ: What it is, what it isn't, and what you need to know

Carrier IQ - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

What are your sources that it's no longer in use?

A895 · Apr 5, 2014

thatotherdude24 said:
What does Carrier IQ do on my phone--and should I care? (FAQ) - CNET

What Is Carrier IQ? (Updated)

Carrier IQ: How To Find It, And How To Deal With It | TechCrunch

Carrier IQ: What it is, what it isn't, and what you need to know

Carrier IQ - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

What are your sources that it's no longer in use?

Don't need any, all the sources you out up are from 2011. Way too old to be relevant.

Edit: never mind its still in use. I guess people don't care anymore about it because PRISM and everything else is just as bad.

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