Thursday, September 1, 2011

HTC Sensation and EVO 3D revealed to be spying on users

HTC Sensation and EVO 3D revealed to be spying on users

First Apple, Google and Microsoft were accused of tracking user locations and now it appears HTC's Sensation and EVO 3D smartphones are spying on their owners. According to user TrevE from InfectedROM, a recent Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread update from HTC added a little something special to the source code of Carrier IQ (CIQ), an Android component. CIQ is not new; it is part of Android and used on most devices to send data back to carriers about your smartphone.

Boy Genius Report, HTC Sensation and EVO 3D revealed to be spying on users