Federal investigators are looking into allegations that Carrier IQ software tracked and sent consumer information to cellphone companies without permission, The Washington Post reported Wednesday, citing government officials.

Carrier IQ executives were reported to have traveled to Washington on Tuesday to meet with officials from the Federal Trade Commission. The executives also met with officials from the Federal Communications Commission.
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This is the info on Carrier IQ from their site:
Carrier IQ is the leading provider of
mobile intelligence solutions tothe telecommunications industry. As
the only embedded analytics company to
support millions of devices simultaneously, we enable mobile service carriers and device manufacturers to provide the best possible experience to users
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Learn more about Carrier IQ here
Allegations that the software company was giving out user activity surfaced when a security researcher discovered that a piece of software developed by the company was found on smartphones, tracked keystrokes and text messages, and sent that information to carriers.

Full story at: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/feds-probing-carrier-iq/2011/12/14/gIQA9nCEuO_story.html?tid=sm_twitter_washingtonpost

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If you read Carrier IQ’s public response posted on Dec 1,
Read here