CarrierIQ itself isn't the problem, it's a diagnostic device with legitimate functionality for mobile devices(we want our service to get better, this requires certain aspects of reporting.)
The problem stems from CarrierIQ being implemented poorly, and reporting information which is not reasonable for diagnostic uses or privacy reasons.
As such I feel like this is being blown out of proportion, Apple's use of carrier IQ has never been anything to worry about. A user can optionally choose to participate. (I.e it's not an opt-out scenario) and the information it sends is benign and not personally identifiable.
The issue has been that some vendors have been adding full-capability CarrierIQ to android handsets which then have been shown to be reporting more than what can be considered reasonable, including allegations of key logging. This is obviously wrong and should be corrected. (Or simply removed.)
> have been shown to be reporting more than what can be considered reasonable
Funny how you first lament that the issue is being blown out of proportion wrt Apple and then blow it out of proportion yourself. Nobody has shown what data is being reported or indeed, evidence that any data is being reported at all.
They primary issue at this point seems to be that the temporary local logging of the data represents a security risk on these devices even if it is never reported.
As such I feel like this is being blown out of proportion, Apple's use of carrier IQ has never been anything to worry about. A user can optionally choose to participate. (I.e it's not an opt-out scenario) and the information it sends is benign and not personally identifiable.
The issue has been that some vendors have been adding full-capability CarrierIQ to android handsets which then have been shown to be reporting more than what can be considered reasonable, including allegations of key logging. This is obviously wrong and should be corrected. (Or simply removed.)