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CarrierIQ Spy is a detector and monitor
which detects and warns if the mobile service intelligence solutionfrom Carrier IQ, a rootkit software as Trevor Eckhart hasidentified capable of tracking text messages, secure web traffic,contacts, key strokes..., has been embedded in your device.

This application runs as service until you explicitly quit ,watches out for changes in system and posts notifications to statusbar, can be setup to clear logs regularly.

You should consider turning on log monitor and keep thisapplication running for a number of reasons, regardless of CarrierIQ currently installed on your device or not:

+If a carrier could pull data off your device without yourknowledge; the carrier might also be able to push Carrier IQ toyour device at any time without notice as it pleases.

+A third party application could snoop on you if your Carrier IQlogging is turned on, with proper permissions or in collaborationwith others.

Monitoring would deter any application from turning on CIQlogging and snooping; it cannot be stopped but at least you willget notified.

Unfortunately, some applications especially Carrier IQ detectorsmay leave traces on a device similar to those of true Carrier IQand cause false alarms.
If you are willing to help, please report the false positive as bugto the developers.

A toggle button is provided so you can play with the CIQ loggingsetting on your phone and watch Carrier IQ agent recording youractivities live.

It is not known if the logging setting also serves as triggersto send off the data over the network. As a caution,
you should never enter any thing confidential or visit personal websites if the logging is turned on.

Even Carrier IQ and your carrier are not collecting the data, amalicious application on your phone
could potentially exploit the sensitive information. Furthermore,when you update or install applications
in future, pay special attention to permission request to any ofthe following but not limited to:
read log, write setting, access Internet, and make sure therequests are justified.

Please note that the logging becomes excessive if you use abrowser, it seems it does not matter which browser you use
as the tracking is done in low level system code. Clear log in theoption menu will remove all entries in the log.

This app has only be tested on Galaxy SII from Sprint(unfortunately it's the phone I own just recently)
and may not work on other devices or for other carriers, in suchcases you will not see the logging toggle button.

It will be positive if CIQ is found on your device; otherwiseyou will have to wait for more sophisticated software or yourcarrier to tell you.

I have no plan to turn this detector into a removal tool as itwould imply voiding your contract. You should look for
other apps or wait for updates from your carrier.

Credits:

Part of Carrier IQ detection is based on code by François SIMOND@supercurio

*https://market.android.com/details?id=org.projectvoodoo.simplecarrieriqdetector
* https://github.com/project-voodoo/simple_carrieriq_detector_app

I added detections in System settings.