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By AndroidCentral, on December 16th, 2011%
 Sprint today told Android Central that it is no longer using Carrier IQ to collect diagnostic data from its devices. The statement comes in response to our asking Sprint about an anonymously sourced report on Geek.com under the headline “Sprint orders all OEM’s to strip Carrier IQ from their hardware.” Said Sprint spokeswoman Stephanie Vinge-Walsh: “That report does not appear to be accurate.” Vinge-Walsh did go on to tell us that Sprint has “weighed customer concerns and we have disabled use of the tool so that diagnostic information and data is no longer being collected. . . . → Read More: Sprint says it’s no longer collecting analytics via Carrier IQ
By AndroidCentral, on December 16th, 2011%
 U.S. Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., didn't like what he'd heard about the whole Carrier IQ saga . . . → Read More: Sen. Al Franken gets answers from Carrier IQ, carriers — ‘still very troubled by what’s going on’
By AndroidCentral, on December 16th, 2011%
 Update: Sprint says it's no longer using Carrier IQ Sprint, in its reponse to U.S. . . . → Read More: Sprint: 26 million devices with Carrier IQ, but we only ping a fraction at one time
By AndroidCentral, on December 13th, 2011%
Carrier IQ , the company that everyone — for right or wrong — has come to hate of late has released a document explaining in plain English how it does what it does . . . . → Read More: Carrier IQ gives a lengthy look into how it works
By engadget, on December 13th, 2011%
 After having already tried to explain itself with metaphor , Carrier IQ is now taking its floundering PR campaign back to basics, with an ostensibly thorough primer on its practices and a slightly less convoluted defense of its privacy standards . This morning, the controversial analytics firm released a lengthy, 19-page document that attempts to explain “what Carrier IQ does and does not do.” In the report, titled “Understanding Carrier IQ Technology,” the company explains the benefit it offers to its clientele of network operators, many of whom rely upon Carrier IQ’s diagnostic data to make sure their infrastructure is up to snuff. It also provides a breakdown of how it collects data, as well as a defense against Trevor Eckhart’s findings, though, as you’ll see, these arguments likely won’t put this saga to bed anytime soon . . . → Read More: Carrier IQ issues lengthy report on data collection practices, sticks to its guns
By AndroidCentral, on December 6th, 2011%
By engadget, on December 2nd, 2011%
 While the Carrier IQ saga continues to unfold , our eForensics ally, Fran . . . → Read More: Supercurio brings Carrier IQ detection to the people, pitchfork optional
By AndroidCentral, on December 2nd, 2011%
 Carrier IQ has issued a new press release defending its business and reminding us all that it works not unilaterally, but for the operator — the carrier. The nut: Carrier IQ acts as an agent for the Operators. . . . → Read More: Carrier IQ, in a new press release, reminds us it works for the carriers
By engadget, on December 1st, 2011%
 Carrier IQ has recently found itself swimming in controversy. . . . → Read More: Carrier IQ: What it is, what it isn’t, and what you need to know
By AndroidCentral, on October 27th, 2011%
 Market research firm IDC has named Carrier IQ — a name that provokes a cringe or two — one of the “companies to watch” for analytics groups under $100 million in revenue. . . . → Read More: Carrier IQ named ‘company under $100M to watch’ — and users don’t even get a thank-you
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