Security

Lookout releases free Carrier IQ detection app

Sniffs out controversial software on Android smartphones, but doesn't delete it

Carrier IQ: A privacy tempest in your pants pocket

IPS: Best of breed or integrated solution?

European regulators start investigating Carrier IQ

Users need to be told about how their data is used, according to European Consumers' Organisation BEUC.

How stupid can cell carriers be? Really Stupid.

Millions of smartphones have secret rootkits embedded on them. Gibbs thinks this is a bit of a problem.

Juniper offers fabric for high-performance clouds

Also, company has security tools and management software

DARPA awards $50,000 mystery shredded document prize

The “All Your Shreds Are Belong to U.S” team figured out the 5 shredded puzzles

Carrier IQ, HTC, Samsung hit with class-action lawsuits

Meanwhile, Carrier IQ offers more details about what its software does

Cell Phone “butt-calling” a pain in the arse for police

Vast majority of accidental 911 cell phone calls are butt dials

Consumer Watchdog calls for investigation of Carrier IQ, carriers

The software maker has turned mobile phones into spy phones, the consumer group says