Researcher’s Video Shows Software on Millions of Phones Logging Everything

Re:Researcher’s Video Shows Software on Millions of Phones L... by garethsprice on Tuesday November 29, 2011 @10:33PM (#3293563)

So my carrier can see what numbers I call, see my text messaging habits and see what websites I visit, all tied to a unique handset ID?

This is preposterous. Next thing you know, they'll be using this information to send you a bill at the end of the month based on who you call and how much bandwidth you've used!

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Re:Researcher’s Video Shows Software on Millions of Phones L... by mturmon on Wednesday November 30, 2011 @12:12AM (#3293832)

@ 15:00, you can see your keystrokes are being sent to the app even when the local wireless connection is being used (not 3G). The example is a search request to https://google.com (note, https), and the app is seeing your search string.

That's much, much, more than you expect your ISP to have access to. It's essentially a keylogger running on a computer (your phone) that you own.

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Re:Researcher’s Video Shows Software on Millions of Phones L... by orangecat on Tuesday November 29, 2011 @11:10PM (#3293673)

So my carrier can see what numbers I call, see my text messaging habits and see what websites I visit, all tied to a unique handset ID?

And every keystroke that you enter in "secure" connections, and everything you do offline.

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Re:Researcher’s Video Shows Software on Millions of Phones L... by 1010100101 on Wednesday November 30, 2011 @06:09AM (#3294658)

You got a problem with that? :)

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Re:Researcher’s Video Shows Software on Millions of Phones L... by 1010100101 on Wednesday November 30, 2011 @01:35PM (#3296159)

There is no sense of humour on HN.

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