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Carrier IQ itemizes what exactly they’re monitoring
Carrier IQ has come under a lot of fire about how much data its monitoring service collects, and governments are concerned about whether there are any privacy violations occurring. Manufacturers like Apple and RIM have been quick to distance themselves from the company, while others like HTC and Samsung may be liable for their involvement with Carrier IQ. In response to the backlash, Carrier IQ has released a 19-page document explaining what exactly their app does, and what it doesn’t do. Its primary goal is to inform wireless network operators … Read more
Simon Sage
HTC Amaze, BlackBerry Bold 9900, Samsung Galaxy S II and other T-Mobile phones use Carrier IQ
It looks like Sprint and AT&T aren’t the only ones in the U.S. using the now-infamous Carrier IQ debugging tool. The app which apparently logs a ton of user information in the name of support and quality control is also loaded up on a bunch of T-Mobile phones, including: HTC Amaze 4G Samsung Galaxy S II Samsung Exhibit II 4G T-Mobile myTouch by LG T-Mobile myTouch Q by LG LG DoublePlay BlackBerry 9900 BlackBerry 9360 BlackBerry 9810 HTC and Samsung are already facing a class-action lawsuit over this whole mess, … Read more
Simon Sage
MobileIron 4.5 is touted as the most complete Android security platform
MobileIron, the company that raised some $16 million in Series C round back in August, announced MobileIron 4.5, touting it to provide the “deepest security” on the “broadest set of Android devices,” including brand new Ice Cream Sandwich smartphones. In addition, the new security suite also offers: Encryption enforcement for data at rest – allowing IT departments to set encryption policies Secure SSL VPN connectivity for data in motion – integration with Cisco AnyConnect Exchange account configuration with certificates – allows IT departments to authenticate device posture and user identity … Read more
Dusan Belic
Apple releases statement on Carrier IQ: We’re innocent
Speculation arose last night that in addition to Android using Carrier IQ to track users’ actions, iOS also had it implemented. Today, Apple has released an official statement for clarification: “We stopped supporting Carrier IQ with iOS 5 in most of our products and will remove it completely in a future software update. With any diagnostic data sent to Apple, customers must actively opt-in to share this information, and if they do, the data is sent in an anonymous and encrypted form and does not include any personal information. We … Read more
George Tinari
Danger! Preinstalled Android apps can have security flaws
We’ve never really liked preinstalled apps on Android phones but now that North Carolina State University researchers have revealed a major flaw in some on-board Android apps, we hate it even more. The researchers said these vulnerabilities can allow for the sharing of your potentially sensitive information without your permission. Malicious apps could tap into the functionality of pre-installed apps to send text messages or even completely erase all the contents of the handset. Either way, anything being done on your phone without permission should be an issue of serious … Read more
George Tinari
BlackBerry App World rolling out age rating system
It looks like RIM is getting a head start on those ESRB ratings coming to apps. BlackBerry App World will soon have a system in place so devs can mark their creations as appropriate for general, teen, mature, or adult audiences. By default, apps will get a G rating, while a variety that fit a certain keyword and category criteria will automatically get a Teen rating. Antsy parents can set visibility and access in App World on their kids’ phone based on these ratings, too. Developers can figure out what … Read more
Simon Sage
First look at BlackBerry App World for businesses and Work mode on the PlayBook
RIM had a short webcast today to talk about their new BlackBerry Mobile Fusion enterprise product, which will support Android and iOS devices, on top of their own next-gen BBX products. One nice little tidbit to emerge from the webcast that we didn’t hear anything about in this morning’s press release was support for a Work tab in BlackBerry App World and within the PlayBook OS. Here, company-issued BlackBerry PlayBooks (and eventually smartphones) will be able to access and download apps that have been given the go-ahead by the IT … Read more
Simon Sage
On Black Friday, shopping malls will be tracking your cell phones
Ah, yes. Black Friday – a special holiday in which we all get up early to go out and lose a little bit of dignity – is just around the corner! To keep that tradition going strong, shopping malls don’t want just your money this year, they also want to know your exact whereabouts. Promenade Temecula in California and Short Pump Town Center in Virginia are two malls that are conducting an experiment to track shoppers’ locations throughout the mall using their cell phones. FootPath Technology is the tracking system … Read more
George Tinari
McAfee: Nearly all new mobile malware targeted Android
Google’s Android is essentially open and that offers a lot of choice in form factor, carrier, handset maker and it even led to things like the Kindle Fire but that openness also comes with a downside, as McAfee’s latest mobile security report says that nearly all the new instances of mobile malware it saw in the third quarter were aimed at Android. It really does make some sort of sense, as Android continues to dominate the new smartphone sales and its more-open nature makes it a bit more vulnerable to … Read more
Marin Perez
Malware on Android increases 472% in just four months
A report from Juniper Global Threat Center has juicy information on those cool, “open” Android devices. It turns out having a smartphone with an open platform such as Android isn’t as beneficial as you may have first thought. From 2009 to 2010, malware on Android increased 400 percent, and that’s not even the worst news. Since July 2011, Android malware has increased 472 percent. The 400 percent mark, which previously took a full year to get to, has been quickly and easily passed in just four months. That’s a whole … Read more
George Tinari
Android Ice Cream Sandwich facial recognition presents obvious security flaw
Remember that cool “face unlock” feature in Android Ice Cream Sandwich Google unveiled at its Galaxy Nexus launch event in Hong Kong? Well, to no one’s surprise, the feature isn’t all that secure after all. The way this thing is suppose to work is users set their phone to recognize their face, when done they can use the front-facing camera to unlock the phone by correctly matching the first image ever set up on the service. Unfortunately, everyone’s fear has come true when it comes to unauthorized access to the … Read more
