I am looking at getting the original Galaxy S2 and just read about the whole Carrier IQ deal. I found a post in the Skyrocket forum claiming that the original S2 does not have CIQ installed. Someone else said that the international version does not have CIQ installed. Has anyone seen this installed on the US AT&T version?
Thanks!
I've looked all through the phone (stock) but don't see anything listed -i.e. carrier iq, ciq, system manager, system application manager, system manger application.
Though that doesn't mean it's not there. But at least a chance it's not (yet) been put there.
How I understand it though, is any custom rom will remove all traces of anything carrier iq related.
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I think i read somewhere that CIQ was baked into samsung roms. it was worse than just a CIQ app because there was no easy way to remove it. the only reason why its not in the int'l version is because it isnt attached to a carrier... therefore no there is no carrier to collect the data. since it is attached to att id assume its there....
tmckenn2 said:
I think i read somewhere that CIQ was baked into samsung roms. it was worse than just a CIQ app because there was no easy way to remove it. the only reason why its not in the int'l version is because it isnt attached to a carrier... therefore no there is no carrier to collect the data. since it is attached to att id assume its there....
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If it sucks, it's probably true.
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I had similar concerns. Entropy responded to me in the unnamed 1.3.1 thread stating that our phone does not have ciq. That's about all the evidence I have for now.
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He does know what he's talking about. Good enough proof for me.
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FBI? But At&t uniforms suck!
Must be waiting for their suits, ties, and black sunglasses.
Here come the men in black....
Now you all shall have that tune stuck in your head for hours
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International I9100s don't have CIQ. Neither does the I777's current stock ROM.
Don't know about the leaks - I know Infuse leaks add CIQ. (That's probably why it's taking so ****ing long...)
Entropy512 said:
International I9100s don't have CIQ.
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*phew*
Granted I'm running a rooted kernal using the method in http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1311081 on my SGH-I777, but after running TrevE's test app at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=17612559&postcount=110 the phone came up negative. Also not showing any services running, so I think it's clean.
Actually for the thing about your carrier detecting your phone model, one time I called Rogers for a plan change and they told me I had a Samsung phone which was completely wrong, because I had a Blackberry on a prepaid plan.
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Put your sim in any GSM phone and att will know the type of phone and model dumb or smartphone. They don't need ciq they are like the FBI or CIA or sector 6.
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I'm not sure it works with ANY phone. I think what happens is that they scan your ESN through the network and then compare it to their databases. If your model of phone isn't in their database then they can't tell.
This is speculation, the reason I believe this is because I had a Nokia N900 running on AT&T for well over a year and was never detected. I had a medianet unlimited package, but was never forcefully upgraded to a smartphone plan. And when I logged into AT&T's online account management page it just had a generic phone icon where it shows your model, whereas the others on my family plan have their exact models shown.
My friend bought a Nexus One straight from Google a while back and within a couple days recieved a message from AT&T that they were forcing him to upgrade from his medianet unlimited to a 200mb Smartphone plan.
As far as CIQ goes, my rooted SGH-i777 (stock ROM) gets this return from Voodoo Simple CarrierIQ Detector:
Simple CarrierIQ detector
Detection Score: (not reliable yet) 0
ROM binaries and daemons
confidence level: 70
nothing found
ROM configs
confidence level: 0
nothing found
System services
confidence level: 70
nothing found
Running processes
confidence level: 200
nothing found
Linux kernel dmesg log
confidence level: 100
nothing found
Android logcat debugging log
confidence level: 100
nothing found
linux kernel drivers
confidence level: 50
nothing found
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Ive searched the forums but no information about how to remove Carrier IQ from the Galaxy S II.
Anybody have a link or any info.
thnx.
This phone doesn't have it.
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there's no CIQ on the Galaxy S II? how did you come to know?
JonGarrett said:
there's no CIQ on the Galaxy S II? how did you come to know?
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What leads you to believe that there is CIQ on our phone? I know it's on the Skyrocket as you can see IQAgent running in 'Running Services' under Android System but there's no confirmation that the SGS2 has it.
I also read that we dont have CIQ but from what I read, you can't easily remove it. It requires some really advanced coding knowledge to remove it...but thats just based on what I read.
What's CIQ?
http://gizmodo.com/5863849/your-android-phone-is-secretly-recording-everything-you-do
Carrier IQ is spyware found on some Android phones. Nearly all Sprint models, and newer AT&T models and updates.
The Captivate and Infuse Froyo don't currently have it.
Official Infuse Gingerbread will have it (Already does from Rogers, the AT&T leaks do too).
The ****rocket has it.
The I777 does NOT have it currently. A future update may have it.
Entropy512 said:
Carrier IQ is spyware found on some Android phones. Nearly all Sprint models, and newer AT&T models and updates.
The Captivate and Infuse Froyo don't currently have it.
Official Infuse Gingerbread will have it (Already does from Rogers, the AT&T leaks do too).
The ****rocket has it.
The I777 does NOT have it currently. A future update may have it.
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Thanks for the breakdown, much appreciated.
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The I777 does NOT have it currently. A future update may have it.
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This brings two questions to mind; first, has anyone checked the stock UCKJ4 version for CIQ, and second, how would one determine if a future update did have CIQ?
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This brings two questions to mind; first, has anyone checked the stock UCKJ4 version for CIQ, and second, how would one determine if a future update did have CIQ?
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There are a couple of telltale items in the initramfs and /system. Also CIQ frequently does show in the logcat (It does on Infuse leaks)
Kadin said:
What leads you to believe that there is CIQ on our phone? I know it's on the Skyrocket as you can see IQAgent running in 'Running Services' under Android System but there's no confirmation that the SGS2 has it.
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I didnt suspect anything only after reading several articles about it and how it affects Samsung & HTC phones I wondered if I did since the Galaxy S II on AT&T is one of the latest Samsung phones.
Since I dont have it, Im not worried anymore (kinda like waiting to see if you tested positive for an STD lol)
+Thanks button for your help.
Our phones don't have it right now. For more information and a detection and removal tool look St this post from lifehacker http://lifehacker.com/5863895/carri...everything-on-your-phone-and-how-to-remove-it.
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termleech said:
Our phones don't have it right now. For more information and a detection and removal tool look St this post from lifehacker http://lifehacker.com/5863895/carri...everything-on-your-phone-and-how-to-remove-it.
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Thanks for sharing
Skyrocket bad?
Interesting. The AT&T Galaxy S II, the original one, doesn't have Carrier IQ installed in it? But the new AT&T Galaxy S II SkyRocket, their new LTE version, does have Carrier IQ installed in it?
Glad I didn't "upgrade"
glitchsys said:
Interesting. The AT&T Galaxy S II, the original one, doesn't have Carrier IQ installed in it? But the new AT&T Galaxy S II SkyRocket, their new LTE version, does have Carrier IQ installed in it?
Glad I didn't "upgrade"
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How true.....
I actually considered it hard but read a lot here from the very well informed members and quickly came to my senses.
This thread brings up an interesting question: If AT&T pushes a firmware update that contains CIQ to our phones, would that give us the the right to a free phone exchange and/or get out of contract?
Many of us purchased the S2 knowing it did NOT have Carrier IQ. That was a conscience choice made by research, etc. If AT&T changes that without our prior approval and permission (which is implied when you purchase a phone that already has it), does that breach the "2 year contract"? Unless, of course, the Firmware update wouldn't apply until a user accepted that they are okay with data collection...
When you add in that CIQ transmits data back to *someone*, and that we (as consumers) are probably having to pay for the data being used (either via a 4g data plan or home internet service) without our explicit permission, does that give us the right to terminate the contract without an ETF?
I'm looking over the "customer service summary" I signed when I got this phone, and it doesn't say anything whatsoever about collecting data (anonymous or otherwise) and sending it to anyone. I'm also skimming over the "wireless customer agreement" found on their website, and I can't seem to find anything there either concerning the collection of data from my device.
In other words, what right does AT&T have to invade my privacy, collect any data from me that isn't required for billing purposes, transmit that data to *anyone* party, etc?
Actually, looking this over, I don't think they'd be breaking their agreement/contract with me, but they likely would be violating my civil and constitutional rights. Interesting....
Take care
Gary
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The more I think about this, the more frightening it becomes. I sometimes make purchases, with a credit card, via the web browser on my phone. That's encrypted with an SSL certificate, but CIQ see's the data BEFORE the encryption. I wonder if my credit card numbers have been sent to samsung or at&t.
I once took a nude photo of my wife with my phone. I wonder if that was transmitted to AT&T and used by some employee for "self-gratification."
I FREQUENTLY have used the encrypted email on my mobile device to discuss extremely sensitive and confidential business secrets. Of course, CIQ see's the unencrypted messages. I guess they really aren't secrets anymore.
... I think I'm going to be calling AT&T tomorrow morning... Perhaps it's time for me to move to a carrier that doesn't install rootkit spybots on their phones.
garyd9 said:
This thread brings up an interesting question: If AT&T pushes a firmware update that contains CIQ to our phones, would that give us the the right to a free phone exchange and/or get out of contract?
Many of us purchased the S2 knowing it did NOT have Carrier IQ. That was a conscience choice made by research, etc. If AT&T changes that without our prior approval and permission (which is implied when you purchase a phone that already has it), does that breach the "2 year contract"? Unless, of course, the Firmware update wouldn't apply until a user accepted that they are okay with data collection...
When you add in that CIQ transmits data back to *someone*, and that we (as consumers) are probably having to pay for the data being used (either via a 4g data plan or home internet service) without our explicit permission, does that give us the right to terminate the contract without an ETF?
I'm looking over the "customer service summary" I signed when I got this phone, and it doesn't say anything whatsoever about collecting data (anonymous or otherwise) and sending it to anyone. I'm also skimming over the "wireless customer agreement" found on their website, and I can't seem to find anything there either concerning the collection of data from my device.
In other words, what right does AT&T have to invade my privacy, collect any data from me that isn't required for billing purposes, transmit that data to *anyone* party, etc?
Actually, looking this over, I don't think they'd be breaking their agreement/contract with me, but they likely would be violating my civil and constitutional rights. Interesting....
Take care
Gary
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The more I think about this, the more frightening it becomes. I sometimes make purchases, with a credit card, via the web browser on my phone. That's encrypted with an SSL certificate, but CIQ see's the data BEFORE the encryption. I wonder if my credit card numbers have been sent to samsung or at&t.
I once took a nude photo of my wife with my phone. I wonder if that was transmitted to AT&T and used by some employee for "self-gratification."
I FREQUENTLY have used the encrypted email on my mobile device to discuss extremely sensitive and confidential business secrets. Of course, CIQ see's the unencrypted messages. I guess they really aren't secrets anymore.
... I think I'm going to be calling AT&T tomorrow morning... Perhaps it's time for me to move to a carrier that doesn't install rootkit spybots on their phones.
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All valid questions, granted though they will take you a long while to get answered but are very much worth the trouble.
/Apply tinfoil hat/
Now with all the power that the corporations in this REPUBLIC have I wonder who can access this information...
/removes tinfoil hat/
here is an idea.. Could carrierIQ be what allows carriers to see whether a phone is tethering or not? Just an idea? If iPhone had it also and some Androids it would make sense that this is what could have helped carriers see whether the phone is tethering. I could be just talking out of my ass as well. But it was a thought that ran through my head.
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here is an idea.. Could carrierIQ be what allows carriers to see whether a phone is tethering or not? Just an idea? If iPhone had it also and some Androids it would make sense that this is what could have helped carriers see whether the phone is tethering. I could be just talking out of my ass as well. But it was a thought that ran through my head.
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CIQ won't say what data is and isn't being collected, but refers questions to the carriers. The carriers are extremely vague on what data, exactly, is being collected. In some cases, they don't even answer that specific question, but instead respond with something like "whatever data we do collect, we are keeping private."
All we know for certain is what could _potentially_ be collected with the CIQ rootkit. It's been determined that this it could collect every single element of data that exists in your phone. It runs as root, so there really aren't any limits. While I doubt it's doing this, it could theoretically turn on the phone's microphone and camera and send live audio and video streams of everything happening near the phone. It could be recording and sending the data from every sensor in the phone. Every byte of data that enters into the phone could be stored and forwarded.
Could that be used to detect tethering? Of course. That's really not the scary part. Here's some more scary ways this can be abused:
Some sicko at AT&T might have a video of my wife and I having sex last night because she left her phone near the bed.
AT&T employees and their affiliates might have access to any piece of data I ever entered on my phone. That means they could steal my identity with ease.
Because the phone has location data (even if I tell the phone that it should NOT forward it for any purpose), some person at AT&T (or an affiliate) might know when my wife and I aren't home and could break into my house.
When I go to the bathroom, my phone is usually with me. This rootkit could turn on the camera and be "watching" while I take a dump. (Good thing the phone doesn't have a sense of smell.. heh)
When I go to the doctor, my phone is usually with me. I guess AT&T could know my entire medical history, too. (I wonder if they'd be bound by HIPPA privacy laws.)
This goes WAYYYYYY beyond them knowing how a person might be abusing a data plan. Based on what we DO know, it's possible that all the above crazy scenerios are possible (even if they are unlikely.) This goes beyond "Big Brother."
We know what CIQ is capable of. What we aren't being told is how it's actually being used, or why a system was designed to be capable of so much if it isn't used in that fashion.
Am I being paranoid? Sure. I think I'm justified in this case.
Gary
I've read today that all Android phones (and others) have Carrier IQ installed in them at the factory to that is capable of transmitting keystrokes, website visits, email and SMS data to the carrier.
My questions is, Can we build a ROM without it? Below is the link referring to the software.
Thanks.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13506_3-5...ets-secretly-logging-keystrokes-sms-messages/
With all of your reading you forgot to read the multiple threads in this forum about this.
No our phones don't have it right now so no we can not remove it.
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pj1000 said:
I've read today that all Android phones (and others) have Carrier IQ installed in them at the factory to that is capable of transmitting keystrokes, website visits, email and SMS data to the carrier.
My questions is, Can we build a ROM without it? Below is the link referring to the software.
Thanks.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13506_3-5...ets-secretly-logging-keystrokes-sms-messages/
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Whoever told you all android phones had it was an idiot. Only some of them do - nearly all Sprint units, only newer AT&T units like the ****rocket and the Gingerbread updates for Infuse do.
(Probably Cappy GB has it and future updates for ours might.)
From what I understand, it doesn't send anything out of phones that have it installed, it just echoes data to the debug console.
Do you really think att needs that software to know your physical location? Does att need that to read your SMS? Know what numbers you dial?
Att could probably easily identify if you tether, or load a custom ROM on your phone. Its a matter of priority, and whether its worth the effort. Everything you do on your phone runs through their services. They know everything.
A program like that may make it easier for them to get the data, but I doubt it gives them any information that they couldn't get themselves if they really wanted it.
I don't see the big deal about it. What do I care if att knows where I am, who I call, and what I text, they already know all that. If att collecting data about how I use my phone leads to a better optimised data network, or better coverage then go for it.
What's next? People upset that google may be reading your Gmail? Or Comcast knowing what you watch on TV? Your credit card company knowing where you shop?
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quarlow said:
Do you really think att needs that software to know your physical location? Does att need that to read your SMS? Know what numbers you dial?
Att could probably easily identify if you tether, or load a custom ROM on your phone. Its a matter of priority, and whether its worth the effort. Everything you do on your phone runs through their services. They know everything.
A program like that may make it easier for them to get the data, but I doubt it gives them any information that they couldn't get themselves if they really wanted it.
I don't see the big deal about it. What do I care if att knows where I am, who I call, and what I text, they already know all that. If att collecting data about how I use my phone leads to a better optimised data network, or better coverage then go for it.
What's next? People upset that google may be reading your Gmail? Or Comcast knowing what you watch on TV? Your credit card company knowing where you shop?
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Said like a true lamb... lol
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borguesian said:
Said like a true lamb... lol
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By call means, enlighten me.
How should the system work? How do they deliver your message if they don't know what to send? How do they connect your call if they don't know what you dialed? How do they send you a website without knowing the web address you input? How do they route a call to you if they don't know what towers you are connected to, and where those towers are?
My point is that people are up in arms because att has has access to data that you give them on a daily basis. They need that data to serve you as a customer.
Nothing you do on the internet, or using wireless networks will ever be truly private. The only thing changing here is how the data is collected, not whether the data is collected.
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quarlow said:
By call means, enlighten me.
How should the system work? How do they deliver your message if they don't know what to send? How do they connect your call if they don't know what you dialed? How do they send you a website without knowing the web address you input? How do they route a call to you if they don't know what towers you are connected to, and where those towers are?
My point is that people are up in arms because att has has access to data that you give them on a daily basis. They need that data to serve you as a customer.
Nothing you do on the internet, or using wireless networks will ever be truly private. The only thing changing here is how the data is collected, not whether the data is collected.
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+1 quarlow
Very well said.
I can't really post a link but it seems like it has access to more than just your general txt/call/web data
From what I read in an article from Huffingtonpost.com
"The application, which is labeled on Eckhart’s HTC smartphone as "HTC IQ Agent," also logs the URL of websites searched on the phone, even if the user intends to encrypt that data using a URL that begins with "HTTPS," Eckhart said."
and from electronista.com
"The video also shows that the software records keystrokes. It likewise records calls with network strength values, which primarily allows carriers to fix problems but could also be used to intercept data. CarrierIQ is also collecting keystrokes of incompleted calls and even random keystrokes, or more than it needs
When using Wi-Fi, CarrierIQ records website security information, including URL and even passwords sent over the ostensibly secure HTTPS. This doesn't involve Sprint, as it's on Wi-Fi, so it shouldn't be recorded, Holly concludes."
In my opinion, it's one thing to know that a carrier obviously has access to much of this information if and when they should need it for court orders and other legal reasons. It's an entirely other thing though to specifically have software installed and intertwined into the core of the phone that has the potential to feed this information in another manner which obviously isn't explained to the end user.
I don't do anything on my phone that I wouldn't want them to see for very obvious reasons as stated above. But I would like to have at least the 'appearance' that not everything I do is going to be sifted through by AT&T or a 3rd party vendor. This type of software and the relative 'hush-hush' nature of it doesn't give me that feeling. It's like a rogue app just sitting in a dormant state waiting for AT&T or whoever to fire it up and log away.
Ok I'll end the paranoia and I don't think we have a basis to point our finger one way or the other yet, but clearly it's something I think that needs to be clarified and understood better.
Back in the olde timey days when folks just had land lines with which to communicate, the FCC made it illegal for third parties - yes, even carriers - to intercept and disclose conversations of their customers to third parties. Have we come all the way around to "let them use my personal communications as they see fit since they have it anyway?" I never thought I would see relatively sophisticated users, such as several of those contributing here, say "I do nothing wrong so I don't care who uses my data and for what purpose." Yikes.
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Back in the olde timey days when folks just had land lines with which to communicate, the FCC made it illegal for third parties - yes, even carriers - to intercept and disclose conversations of their customers to third parties. Have we come all the way around to "let them use my personal communications as they see fit since they have it anyway?" I never thought I would see relatively sophisticated users, such as several of those contributing here, say "I do nothing wrong so I don't care who uses my data and for what purpose." Yikes.
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Welcome to the Patriot act.
[Obligatory favorable statement about the Patriot Act]
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I to agree with the carriers already know EVERYTHING we do. Whether we like it or not, that's how it works. But that takes place on THEIR end.
What I don't like is not knowing if it's secure. Main reason so many people were ticked their iphone were tracking them. Most knew it could be done, but the fact it stored that info on their phone with no encryption what-so-ever.
This is on OUR end now. The more ways to access everything we do, the greater the security risk.
If I get the choice, I'm definitely getting it off my phone. But if they prove it's without doubt secure? I still don't like it, but I'd feel a whole lot better about it. So what's the chance that will happen?
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Here if yall want to know about CIQ. Good Read and good information for you to mull over. http://www.xda-developers.com/android/the-storm-is-not-over-yet-lets-talk-about-ciq/ Oh and MOST Devices that have this stupid thing on it that get root the first thing to get disabled is this little gem so I wouldn't worry about it too horribly much. I have seen a dev going around that strictly is going through phones that have it and removing it.
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Here if yall want to know about CIQ. Good Read and good information for you to mull over. http://www.xda-developers.com/android/the-storm-is-not-over-yet-lets-talk-about-ciq/ Oh and MOST Devices that have this stupid thing on it that get root the first thing to get disabled is this little gem so I wouldn't worry about it too horribly much. I have seen a dev going around that strictly is going through phones that have it and removing it.
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Good article...
Oh yea here is a link that I found over in the HTC Vivid section just in case CIQ ever does hit our device I would assume the same thing could be done to remove it from the SGSII....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1370541
@Kadin
Yea good article although a bit scary when you see all this thing does.
quarlow said:
Do you really think att needs that software to know your physical location? Does att need that to read your SMS? Know what numbers you dial?
Att could probably easily identify if you tether, or load a custom ROM on your phone. Its a matter of priority, and whether its worth the effort. Everything you do on your phone runs through their services. They know everything.
A program like that may make it easier for them to get the data, but I doubt it gives them any information that they couldn't get themselves if they really wanted it.
I don't see the big deal about it. What do I care if att knows where I am, who I call, and what I text, they already know all that. If att collecting data about how I use my phone leads to a better optimised data network, or better coverage then go for it.
What's next? People upset that google may be reading your Gmail? Or Comcast knowing what you watch on TV? Your credit card company knowing where you shop?
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If the carrier can do all this already then you have to wonder why they have to put something like Carrier IQ on our phones.
Glad Sprint is taking the lead and getting rid of this!
http://technolog.msnbc.msn.com/_new...s-disabling-controversial-carrier-iq-software
+1 I don't think the photon has it anyway but good stuff sprint and thanks for the link!
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+1 I don't think the photon has it anyway but good stuff sprint and thanks for the link!
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The Photon doesn't have it, never has.
Another good reason to root and use custom ROMs
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The Photon doesn't have it, never has.
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Actually, I believe that stock Photon does have it. Lookout Security has a Carrier IQ detector in the marketplace. I found Carrier IQ on my stock photon. I installed cybik's CM7 and voila, no more Carrier IQ.
I have 3 issues here, #1. Carrier IQ and Sprint are clearly lying and this guy proved it. Maybe yes, they only use the network part of it, but they are clearly collecting everything else.
#2 No one ever asked me? If you asked me, I could make a choice (I likely would not, but still.)
#2. I have all my banking information that I access and other passwords from my Photon. So any hacker with 1/2 a brain could collect the same file and act as if he were me?
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I have 3 issues here, #1. Carrier IQ and Sprint are clearly lying and this guy proved it. Maybe yes, they only use the network part of it, but they are clearly collecting everything else.
#2 No one ever asked me? If you asked me, I could make a choice (I likely would not, but still.)
#2. I have all my banking information that I access and other passwords from my Photon. So any hacker with 1/2 a brain could collect the same file and act as if he were me?
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the photon doesnt have any known version of ciq on it... seriously guys im friends with k0nane... i had him check it out... not saying there isnt some new ****.. but all current forms of ciq that are documented are not here
1) cant always believe what you see.. i mean honetsly i dont know treve.. but as a dev i respect what hes done.. but he isnt playing on alevel feild IMO.. he is using a rooted phone and he isnt looking thru ciq's logs its adb logcat which... logs everything
#2 part one P i know im sorry im a jerk) you signed sprints contract right? did you really read all the terms of service? i sure as hell didnt but how much you wanna bet there is something in teh contract that says they can do that? :O
#2 part 2 there is only 2 ways this is gunna happen.. someone has a cell tower mocked up to intercept your cell signal and catch teh packets as they pass... or.. someone has physical access to your phone... at which point its moot because from what im guessing you save all your passwords etc?
rockettman said:
Actually, I believe that stock Photon does have it. Lookout Security has a Carrier IQ detector in the marketplace. I found Carrier IQ on my stock photon. I installed cybik's CM7 and voila, no more Carrier IQ.
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I tested my phone with Lookout Security and the other app that tests for this. The Photon DOES NOT have Carrier IQ.
kusanagi-sama said:
I tested my phone with Lookout Security and the other app that tests for this. The Photon DOES NOT have Carrier IQ.
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Are you using a custom ROM? Unless you are on stock, you probably won't see it. The stock photon, does in fact have CIQ on it.
how about you go through init.rc and teh smali in services.jar and tell me that
trustgo mobile security cannot find it.
lookout says i do not have it
voovoo carrier iq detector says no
kinetoo carrier detector says NOT DETECTED
anti-ciq says " no needs to protect your phone"
ciq process killer says its not active
carrier iq cleaner told me congratulations your device does not have carrier iq
for ****s sake people.... take teh tinfoil off your head.. no one is gunna steal your gummy bears...
P.S these are all apps freely available on the market...
if you really want ill take teh time and learn how to make an app it will stop carrier iq on ths photon and atrix. but cuz of the time needed ill be charging 47 bucks per download let me know i i have any interested buyers...
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Are you using a custom ROM? Unless you are on stock, you probably won't see it. The stock photon, does in fact have CIQ on it.
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^ is sadly mistaken
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rockettman said:
Are you using a custom ROM? Unless you are on stock, you probably won't see it. The stock photon, does in fact have CIQ on it.
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Nope, this was and still is the stock ROM. Why don't you pay attention to what Shabby says, unless you're trying to troll.
Stock Photon does not have carrier IQ.
There is a small chance there might be some really new version of CIQ that nobody knows about, but no currently known versions of CIQ exist on a stock Photon.
@Shabby and your original post.
1. You are NOT a jerk. Right or wrong, everyone here has opinions. We collect them and try to get a solution to fix something, learn something, make something easier or look better. This does not make you a jerk.
#2 Part one: You are ALMOST correct. When I originally got Sprint, I did not read the contract. I signed it and grabbed the phone. When I got Evo, I did read the ENTIRE contract (Unlimited Data has it's limitations, such as using Photon as web server, streaming Porn website........)
#2 Part two: What about the phone hacking scandal in the UK? would that not go against what you stated? I mentione it because it's in the news today.
gsm has had a major exploit for a long time. ive yet to hear of anyone doing taht with cdma.. not to say that it cant happen... but really you have a much better chance of being phished... the odds that someone is smart enough to be able to build a fake tower, program it, collect your info and then use it (without being caught) in your local area (im talking within a mile of you at most)... just seems rather unlikley ya know?
and im sure in teh contract or in teh terms of service you agree to "network services" which can and do include everything we could possibly imagine :/
as for the jerk bit it was more of a reference that you had 2 2's in your first post and skipped #3
just read up on the uk stuff sounds like it was a hack done on the voicemail of a little girl who went missing... my guess is that the "media" doesnt understand teh difference between hacking a phone and dialing it and pressing every combination to get into her voicemail....
DAMM YOU JERK!!!!
I assume your GSM comment is because GSM is Global, so it has a much larger window for hackers. South Korea has WCDMA, but our CDMA cannot use it (Well, my Evo did not work!)
I did read the entire contract, have to admit, I did not understand 99.999999% of it. Just the what you can and cannot do with unlimted data.
As for the UK thing, now thinking, you are again correct. Anyone with a little time on their hands could get into your voicemail.
gsm has had a lot of flaws in it for a long time
also those gsm bastards got you again.. wcdma is a gsm technoloy cdma and cdma2000 are the ones most commonly used over here for "cdma"
Back on Topic, I would really like to see where this goes, I have personal reasons. Remember Apple got caught with their pants down and it dropped off. Now Carrier IQ.................
I have been in IT for over 25 years. All it takes is one bad Computer Operator at Sprint..............Granted, the chances of one of them getting MY data, looking at my Bank of America logon and PW, PowerBall or MegaMillion is better.
good to know and a valid reason to root root my phone!
Just tested my stock photon, no carrier IQ. Heres the proof i am rooted but i doubt that has anything to do with it
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ok so i bought the UK version of the Galaxy S3...i was told by many since AT&T can't recognize the uk version of the phone, i can sign up for the 10/month unlimited data plan...so i called them yesterday and gave them my dummy phones ime number...everything was good all day phone worked great..but i just got home and i got an email saying that my "iphone" doesn't have the proper data package and changed it to the 30 month/3 gig plan...so i'm confused...did they know i was using a smart phone??
maybe i screwed up not giving them the galaxy s3's ime number?
Doesn't matter what country it's from they can still enter your ImeI and know what you using.
Lets hope AT&T doesn't do as they did with the N1 and go after the medianet users.
You are SOL, it appears in this case your phone IMEI algorithm is in the ATT IMEI sweeps. They have the UK SGS III flagged as an iPhone just as they had the white Galaxy Note flagged as a blackberry.
this is a hit or miss thing. Best thing to do is give them an imei of a dumb phone from AT&T. Been running with that on my GNote.
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this is a hit or miss thing. Best thing to do is give them an imei of a dumb phone from AT&T. Been running with that on my GNote.
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Yeah that's what I did do. I never gave them the s3's imei number. Gave them the imie of and old Samsung I had.
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IMEI ranges are openly available and AT&T has the capability to scan for devices that fall within and then compare those to the data plan. The only thing that has stopped them from doing this wholesale is that it requires a great deal of resources and they have chosen to stick with the money. Otherwise there would not be anyone doing the medianet gambit without an IMEI spoof. The situation with the N1 was different in that they publicly stated they were going after Google and did so, it was a shot across their bow saying do not screw with our subbed phone system by getting into the business of selling unlocked phones to our customers. If they have decided to take this course with the sgs3 you will know soon enough as there will be many reporting that they were kicked to smartphone data but it would not be business as usual up to this time.
The other way that people get caught is that they are flagged at the time of making the switch by the csr and it sounds like this might be what happened here since this is the only report of it so far.
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ok so i bought the UK version of the Galaxy S3...i was told by many since AT&T can't recognize the uk version of the phone, i can sign up for the 10/month unlimited data plan...so i called them yesterday and gave them my dummy phones ime number...everything was good all day phone worked great..but i just got home and i got an email saying that my "iphone" doesn't have the proper data package and changed it to the 30 month/3 gig plan...so i'm confused...did they know i was using a smart phone??
maybe i screwed up not giving them the galaxy s3's ime number?
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Very strange, you are the first person I've heard who has this issue.
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Yeah its all good now. I called and even they were stumped why. I re-added it and so far it hasn't changed back again
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Last nite while I was in the Google Play store and was checking my apps. I have 2 phones there. Both bought at Verizon, one a Charge, and my S4. You can change between phones...... Verizon Samsung SCH-I510 and / or Verizon Samsung SCH-I545.
I was downloading some apps and noticed now it says Vodafone Samsung SCH-I545?!?!?
What the hell?
......anyone else pay attention to this?? or have thing happen??
Yes, it has recently happened to me, too. After doing some Googling, I found a Verizon Wireless forum thread where some users were complaining about it earlier this year (even with their Galaxy S3's). There wasn't much of an explanation or solution. Some had luck with a factory reset. I just finished updating all my apps to fit my preferences, so I'm not in such a hurry to do that.
I am still gathering data... Could it have happened when you put in your SD card? This double phone thing may have happened when I put in my former SD card with all kinds of backed up data, apps, .apk's, etc. I will try removing the card and seeing if there's any change. I doubt it, though. I'll post again if anything drastically changes. Let us know if things go back to normal for you. Hopefully there's some logical explanation or a harmless bug and it's not some elusive data mining thing.
Technically vondafone and Verizon are the same thing.... I am not 100% but I believe Verizon bought us shares of vondafone and I have seen references to this in almost every phone I have had with Verizon... I am sure someone will correct me if I am wrong
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Technically vondafone and Verizon are the same thing.... I am not 100% but I believe Verizon bought us shares of vondafone and I have seen references to this in almost every phone I have had with Verizon... I am sure someone will correct me if I am wrong
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you're right..vodaphone is the parent company of verizon wireless, i believe.
Thanks, guys. That is helpful (and reassuring). I'm still uncertain as to why it spawned off into two separate phones in the "Google Play - My Android Apps" control panel in the first place. That first phone still says Verizon, is something that is outdated, only hosts a handful of original factory-installed apps (a couple others, too), and is useless when pushing downloads to it. Evidently there's no way to remove that second listing, either. Other forums say you can hide it, but I have yet to figure that out (or have any real reason to do it).