Sprint has decided to stop using Carrier IQ s diagnostic software in light of the ongoing controversy about user privacy. The carrier has asked all its hardware partners to remove the software as soon as possible, according to reports. On Dec. 15, Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., published letters he received from AT&T, Sprint, Samsung and HTC detailing their use of the software. The software is installed on 26 million of Sprint’s devices, though only 1.3 million of those devices may be tasked with collecting data at any one time.
Source: https://threatpost.com/sprint-disables-carrier-iq-software-its-devices-121711/76009/