Lately, we've talked a lot about Carrier IQ, the "service" that hides itself in the background of an unknown number of Android devices, harvesting information and sending it back to carriers. While it's still unclear how deep the rabbit hole actually goes, the dev who discovered it, TrevE, is still digging in search of the answer. His latest findings may shine a bit of light on the subject, and I can promise you one thing: it's not pretty.
CIQ's Cloak of Invisibility
If you want to build an app that is designed to harvest the data of unknowing customers, there's a good chance that it's going to be well-hidden.
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