Breaking News: Carrier IQ withdraws Cease and Desist and apologizes

Carrier IQ is realizing the mistake they made in threatening TrevE. With the EFF involved, they had to back down. Very sad that they had to stoop to this level to threaten somebody. LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK!

A clear explanation of Carrier IQ:
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Breaking News: Carrier IQ threatens to sue TrevE:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoIfI-FK_Xs

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[elloco2877]

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[qbking77]

@elloco2877 I have one :)

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[slpin]

the dislike is from CIQ themselves

[CWCRPG]

It's really sad that frivolous cease and desist orders can be thrown around like this with no repercussions. For every person that stands up for themselves, how many hundreds of others cave in to unlawful threats? It should all come back on whatever lawyer issued the letter, it'd make them think twice if they faced civil suits or jail time for abuse like this.

[krishanjpolley]

screw CIQ i fucking hate them which is why i turned it off on my iphone

[fly007mw]

Cease and Desist letters are standard protocol.. not threats. They are shots across the bow issued by legal counsel. Lawsuits come much later.

[cizzlen07]

If carrierIQ doesn't do any of those things then WTF IS CARRIERIQ???

[lyndaks]

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[lyndaks]

won't let me post.....

[TheSportCompact]

I love how Carrier IQ states it does not track people but in their own literature it stated how it derived the location of a handset using the phone's GPS and reported it to carriers to show where a user is when having issues with their service. To me that is tracking a phone's user, as it was to Congressman Al Franken who initiated an investigation into the company's business practices and software. So I guess him and I for considering it tracking must be idiots then.

[yohanesmc]

Childish, a very good description of what carrier IQ is.

[tonihable]

@nlophasnotpaid I too do not use a cell phone, but my laptop is powered by Windows, communicating over WiFi, using Google for YouTube and email. So what makes us think we are immune from this spying, just because it's only been discovered on phones? Google makes Android, Chrome (which I refuse to use) and are basically Masters of the Web Universe. Anyone have any insight into this capability on PC's, tablets, etc.?

[tonihable]

Great irony--the Google ad in front of Ur video is for the HTC phone. Just fired off a hot, sarcastic letter to CarrierIQ. Thanks so much for the info -- have subscribed to your channel and will follow developments of 'ol George Orwell.

[zeropointpower]

Folks you saw it with your own two eyes if you Watched Trevor's video.