Carrier I what?

With all the media attention surrounding Carrier IQ, some people out there are wondering what the hell it's all about. Carrier IQ is an app located on most smart phone operating systems from Android, RIM, and even IOS. It's not something the common user can access or even see. Most android hackers out there have known about this issue for quite sometime. They have even found ways to remove it.

What does it do? Carrier IQ records your browsing history and location and sends it to your carrier so they may better their network services to the customer. At least that's what it's supposed to do. What does it really do. Well a fellow hacker at XDA developers named Trever Eckhart uncovered some even more shocking processes when he dug into the app. Apparently this app can also record your keystrokes which could lead to a massive security flaw for users. Yes that's right not even Apple or Blackberry fans are safe. With such information someone could easily find your bank account password, social security number or who knows what else.  I am sure many class action suits will come from this firestorm and it could change the smart phone world as we know it.

Carrier IQ has denied that it's software is capable of recording so much information. You be the judge, below is a video of Trevor showing what this mysterious app really does.