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Deeplinks Blog | December 21, 2011 - 1:35pm PST

Analyzing Carrier IQ Profiles

As we explained in our post on Carrier IQ's architecture, one of the main factors in determining what the Carrier IQ stack does on a particular phone...
As we explained in our post on Carrier IQ's architecture , one of the main factors in determining what the Carrier IQ stack does on a particular phone is the "Profile" ...
Deeplinks Blog | December 13, 2011 - 9:07am PST

Some Facts About Carrier IQ

There has been a rolling scandal about the Carrier IQ software installed by cell phone companies on 150 million phones, mostly within the United...
There has been a rolling scandal about the Carrier IQ software installed by cell phone companies on 150 million ... what circumstances. This post will attempt to explain Carrier IQ's architecture, and why apparently conflicting ...
Deeplinks Blog | November 21, 2011 - 12:51pm PST

Carrier IQ Tries to Censor Research With Baseless Legal Threat

Last week, security researcher Trevor Eckhart posted an analysis of software produced by Carrier IQ, which describes itself as "the world's leading...
... Trevor Eckhart posted an analysis of software produced by Carrier IQ, which describes itself as "the world's leading provider ... how it works through training materials posted on the Carrier IQ website. Fearing the company would take the files ...
Deeplinks Blog | November 23, 2011 - 1:58pm PST

Carrier IQ Drops Empty Legal Threat, Apologizes to Security Researcher

Today mobile software company Carrier IQ withdrew (pdf) a bogus legal threat to a security researcher who published an analysis of the company's...
Today mobile software company Carrier IQ withdrew (pdf) a bogus legal threat to a security ... Eckhart published a detailed article pointing out that Carrier IQ's software logs a great deal of information about ...
Deeplinks Blog | December 14, 2011 - 8:02pm PST

Help EFF Protect Digital Innovators

When Carrier IQ threatened Android developer Trevor Eckhart with a lawsuit for publishing commentary about its software, Trevor called EFF to help...
When Carrier IQ threatened Android developer Trevor Eckhart with a lawsuit ... Trevor called EFF to help him assert his rights.  EFF got Carrier IQ to withdraw its threat. What came next was a national ...
Deeplinks Blog | July 16, 2012 - 4:20pm PDT

EFF to FCC: Consumers Face Uphill Battle in Fight for Mobile Device Privacy

In Wake of Carrier IQ Scandal, Berkeley Study Shows Americans Have Serious Qualms About Mobile Industry Practices
On Friday, EFF filed comments with...
In Wake of Carrier IQ Scandal, Berkeley Study Shows Americans Have Serious ... we've been increasingly concerned about in the wake of the Carrier IQ privacy scandal , which was part of the inspiration for ...
Deeplinks Blog | March 26, 2017 - 9:24pm PDT

Five Ways Cybersecurity Will Suffer If Congress Repeals the FCC Privacy Rules

Call your Congressmember now to save online privacy!Back in October of 2016, the Federal Communications Commission passed some pretty awesome rules...
... the past, Internet providers have installed spyware like Carrier IQ on phones, claiming it was only to “ improve wireless ... blowback, many Internet providers backed down on using Carrier IQ. But given that software like Carrier IQ could ...
Deeplinks Blog | March 19, 2017 - 11:05pm PDT

Five Creepy Things Your ISP Could Do if Congress Repeals the FCC’s Privacy Protections


Why are we so worried about Congress repealing the FCC’s privacy rules for ISPs? Because we’ve seen ISPs do some disturbing things in the past to...
... some bloatware—apps installed by the manufacturer or carrier that you’re never going to use. You don’t expect ... and EFF client Trevor Eckhart did some digging into Carrier IQ , an application that came preinstalled on phones sold by ...
Deeplinks Blog | September 13, 2017 - 1:07pm PDT

Three Lies Big Internet providers Are Spreading to Kill the California Broadband Privacy Bill

Now that California’s Broadband Privacy Bill, A.B. 375, is headed for a final vote in the California legislature, Comcast, Verizon, and all their...
... the past, Internet providers have installed spyware like Carrier IQ on phones, claiming it was only to “ improve wireless ... As we’ve explained before , part of the problem with Carrier IQ was that it could be configured to record ...
Deeplinks Blog | February 1, 2018 - 3:22pm PST

The Hypocrisy of AT&T’s “Internet Bill of Rights”

Last week AT&T has decided it’s good business to advocate for an “Internet Bill of Rights.” Of course, that catchy name doesn’t in any way mean...
... argument is because their telephone service is a common carrier service, and the FTC is prohibited from regulating ... (even though their broadband product is no longer a common carrier with the repeal of the 2015 Open Internet Order), ... their wifi hotspots in airports . It also used “Carrier IQ,” which gave them the capability to track everything you ...
Deeplinks Blog | March 2, 2012 - 11:53am PST

Mobile User Privacy Bill of Rights

Mobile smartphone apps represent a powerful technology that will only become more important in the years to come. But the unique advantages of the...
... interact with the application (as with, for example, Carrier IQ ). Respect for context : Applications that collect data ...
Deeplinks Blog | July 12, 2017 - 10:58am PDT

Opponents Hope to Mislead California’s Legislators Before They Vote on Broadband Privacy Next Week

The large broadband providers and their associations who spent millions in Washington, D.C. to repeal broadband privacy just a few months ago in...
... . We know AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile preinstalled “Carrier IQ” on their phones, which gave them the capability to ...
Document | September 23, 2021 - 12:58pm PDT

GTL Investigative Technology Brief

A summary of investigative tool produced by Global Tel*Link, a prison communications company....

Document | January 23, 2018 - 11:47am PST

EFF letter to California Legislature on ISP Privacy and Network Neutrality

Letter detailing the impact of the FCC's decision to repeal the 2015 Open Internet Order and...

Deeplinks Blog | August 19, 2014 - 12:57pm PDT

EFF to Ethiopia: Illegal Wiretapping Is Illegal, Even for Governments

Earlier this week, EFF told the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia that Ethiopia must be held accountable for its illegal wiretapping...
Document | March 12, 2018 - 12:52am PDT

EFF submission to New Jersey Legislature on ISP privacy

EFF submitted the following written testimony to New Jersey's state legislature as well as...

Document | May 28, 2020 - 11:11am PDT

2020-05-28 - ACA Connects v Frey (DME) - amicus brief of EFF, ACLU, and CDT

Deeplinks Blog | February 14, 2018 - 10:33am PST

Will Canada Be the New Testing Ground for SOPA-lite? Canadian Media Companies Hope So

A consortium of media and distribution companies calling itself “FairPlay Canada” is lobbying for Canada to implement a fast-track, extrajudicial...
Document | February 8, 2011 - 2:41pm PST

20080328_DHS_euuspnr_Part_1
Document | June 23, 2014 - 4:40pm PDT

20140618-Der Spiegel-Report on the NSA-BND cooperation known as Joint SIGINT Activity (JSA)
Document | August 19, 2014 - 11:09am PDT

Plaintiff's Opposition to Defendant's Motion to Dismiss
Document | March 12, 2009 - 4:06pm PDT

Part 5
Document | May 13, 2010 - 4:08pm PDT

07-cv-00656 --- OIG-DATA-NSL-Usage --- Section 11 (852017).pdf
Document | November 11, 2009 - 3:59pm PST

Office of the Director of National Intelligence, part 01

Deeplinks Blog | August 31, 2016 - 12:15pm PDT

Stupid Patent of the Month: Elsevier Patents Online Peer Review

On August 30, 2016, the Patent Office issued U.S. Patent No. 9,430,468, titled; “Online peer review and method.” The owner of this patent is none...
Document | November 11, 2009 - 4:05pm PST

Office of the Director of National Intelligence, part 08
Document | March 12, 2009 - 3:43pm PDT

Part 2
Document | May 13, 2010 - 4:08pm PDT

07-cv-00656 --- OIG-NSL-ECS-VARIOUS FO --- Section 1 (850904).pdf
Document | May 13, 2010 - 4:07pm PDT

07-cv-00656 --- NSL 278 Files Jan-March 2007 --- Section 1 (851529).pdf
Document | February 24, 2010 - 2:54pm PST

Part 3

agency emails
Document | May 13, 2010 - 4:08pm PDT

07-cv-00656 --- OIG-FIELD OFFICE 3 (SECTION 1) --- Section 7 (849693).pdf
Document | May 13, 2010 - 4:07pm PDT

07-cv-00656 --- NSL 278 files Jan-Dec 2006 --- Section 4 (851524).pdf
Document | May 13, 2010 - 4:07pm PDT

07-cv-00656 --- OGC4-D Emails --- Section 3 (851172).pdf
Document | July 15, 2014 - 5:42pm PDT

EFF's formal comments to the FCC
Document | May 13, 2010 - 4:07pm PDT

07-cv-00656 --- 263-O-U --- Section 20 (849641).pdf
Document | May 10, 2010 - 11:13am PDT

Additional IOB Reports from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Part 2

IOB reports forwarded to the ODNI from other agencies.
Document | May 13, 2010 - 4:07pm PDT

07-cv-00656 --- 263-O-U --- Section 11 (849654).pdf
Document | May 13, 2010 - 4:08pm PDT

07-cv-00656 --- OIG-FIELD OFFICE 3 (SECTION 1) --- Section 4 (849705).pdf
Document | November 11, 2009 - 4:13pm PST

Office of the Director of National Intelligence, part 27
Document | May 13, 2010 - 4:07pm PDT

07-cv-00656 --- OGC4-D Emails --- Section 1 (851174).pdf
Document | January 3, 2017 - 2:09pm PST

Final Reply Brief For Appellant Kidane v. Ethiopia
Document | February 4, 2011 - 3:22pm PST

First_Release_July_16,_2010_File_3

This file contains FBI intelligence violation reports to the IOB. The reports are from 2006,...

Document | May 13, 2010 - 4:08pm PDT

07-cv-00656 --- OIG-FIELD OFFICE FILE - ONE SERIAL (850106).pdf
Document | May 13, 2010 - 4:08pm PDT

07-cv-00656 --OGC Emp. 33 --- Section 2 (851415).pdf
Document | May 13, 2010 - 4:07pm PDT

07-cv-00656 --- OGC-2-10B --- Section 3 (851299).pdf
Document | May 13, 2010 - 4:07pm PDT

07-cv-00656 --- OIG - A file 5-18-06 #2 --- Section 10 (849682).pdf
Document | May 13, 2010 - 4:08pm PDT

07-cv-00656 --- OIG- FIELD OFFICE 4 --- Section 1 (849708).pdf
Document | May 13, 2010 - 4:08pm PDT

07-cv-00656 --- OIG-ECS NSL APPROVAL (10-26-06) --- Section 2 (850117).pdf
Document | May 13, 2010 - 4:08pm PDT

07-cv-00656 ---OGC Emp. 48 --- Section 2 (851340).pdf

Deeplinks Blog | February 5, 2015 - 12:31pm PST

In a First, Government Acknowledges the Limits of Section 215

Following EFF’s victory in a four-year Freedom of Information Act lawsuit, the government released an opinion (pdf), written by the Office of Legal...

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