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An earlier report said Carrier IQ was definitely in iOS 5, and perhaps earlier versions. So, which is it? Either way, ugh. Bad Apple.
by funkah 15y ago
An earlier report said Carrier IQ was definitely in iOS 5, and perhaps earlier versions. So, which is it?
Either way, ugh. Bad Apple.
- rajpaul 15y agoApple's statement confirms that it is still in some iOS 5 products.
- mvelie 15y agoIt's still on the iPhone 4
- ugh 15y agoFirst sentence: “We stopped supporting CarrierIQ with iOS 5 in most of our products and will remove it completely in a future software update.” That doesn’t contradict what you are saying at all.
- viscanti 15y agoYou're missing the point. Carrier IQ enables several different levels of functionality. It can allow anonymous usage tracking (like what Apple allows you to opt-in to), or it can log every keystroke. Apple hasn't ever had the key-logging installed. They're guilty of using a product that others used poorly. There's a big difference between asking users to opt-in to anonymous tracking and key logging; equating the two is a gross exaggeration. Apple acknowledges that some references to Carrier IQ are still in iOS 5, but the limited functionality has been completely disabled. The next step is to remove all the deactivated references. Doesn't seem to be anything inconsistent with their statements there.