
The software is said to be a “rootkit” which means it is very deeply integrated into the actual operating system of the phone so it can not be easily removed. The Carrier IQ firm could not be reached for comments according to Huffington. Wired.com recently explained that this software is for also understanding where dropped calls are and factors to “improve user experience” essentially. Our privacy in this Global Good World is being taken and we cannot take it for granted.
Read more on Wired.com: http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2011/11/secret-software-logging-video/
Read more on Huffington Post at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mobileweb/2011/11/30/carrier-iq-trevor-eckhart_n_1120727.html