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I was just restating what you said in a less equivocal way, thats all. I never said CarrierIQ is firmware, but there are potentially firmware equivalents out there are actually all of android technically functions as firmware, since the OS is flashed to the device. CarrierIQ is actually a...

As far as Carriers being able to turn on and off your gps, they have no hardwired way of doing so if your phone is off, but they do have software and firmware to do so. Look into CarrierIQ. You can verify whether it is on your phone with the Logging Checker app I recommended above. If you...

Thats very good news and very good to know. I still think it is important to protect yourself as best you can from corrupt police who are not educated about our rights and their responsibilities. I still believe that encrypting your phone and using a passcode of some kind to unlock it are...

I was very resistant to the idea of getting a smartphone for many years. When I heard about backdoors installed by default like carrierIQ I resolved to stick with my nokia brick for as long as I could. Then I started working at an electronics recycling place and was introduced to both Android...