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Not quite sure it's "paranoid" to think the FBI is, in some cases, using Carrier IQ software to gather information given recent U.S. history. Also, since the re
by morisy 15y ago
Not quite sure it's "paranoid" to think the FBI is, in some cases, using Carrier IQ software to gather information given recent U.S. history. Also, since the request was specifically for manuals used to gather information using Carrier IQ, and not just for any information on Carrier IQ, when they say they have responsive documents to the request I would imagine it refers to manuals or guides in their possession.
- evgen 15y agoIf the FBI is conducting an investigation into possible criminal activity by Carrier IQ then the manuals and guides are direct evidence showing what the company intended the software to do, making it evidence in an ongoing investigation.
- morisy 15y agoNot discounting the possibility of that (I specifically stated it in the article), but I'd bet even odds FBI has some knowledge of accessing Carrier IQ data.
- marshray 15y agoThe FBI have professional phone forensics/evidence labs around the country. They work with handset manufacturers and special purpose vendors to extract and analyze every bit of data that exists in the phone. It's inconceivable that CarrierIQ would store unencrypted data on a large number of phones and the FBI would not know how to access it. More than likely, CIQ sells them the tool to do it, or at least provides documentation.