. Senator Al Franken, chairman of the Senate subcommittee on privacy, technology and law, sent a letter to Carrier IQ on Thursday asking the company to address a number of concerns that have arisen after security expert Trevor Eckhart revealed the software might allow wireless carriers to spy on customers. “I am very concerned by recent reports that your company's software - preinstalled on smartphones used by millions of Americans - is logging and may be transmitting extraordinarily sensitive information from consumers' phones,” Senator Franken wrote in his letter.
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itnet, Senate gives Carrier IQ until December 14th to address privacy concerns
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