Sprint disabling Carrier IQ on phones

[WinAndLinuxTutorials]

Sprint, which for weeks has defended its use of Carrier IQ software on mobile phones, is now disabling the software, a Sprint spokeswoman confirmed today.

"We have weighed customer concerns and we have disabled use of the tool so that diagnostic information and data is no longer being collected," spokeswoman Stephanie Vinge-Walsh said in a statement.

Read More: http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-57344492-83/sprint-disabling-carrier-iq-on-phones/

 

[DiabloBlack]

They (Sprint) wants you to feel bad because they disabled Carrier IQ which collects "diagnostic information and data". Yeah OK, they are just trying to detract you from what this kind of software can and probably is being used for.

Note to the world: Stay the heck out of my personal life and business. The only thing you should know about me is what I decide you need to know period!!!