Is Carrier IQ, Samsung and HTC Violating the Federal Wiretap Act?

By Karla Robinson
December 5, 2011

After an Android security researcher discovered that CarrierIQ was capable of collecting personal information from SMS, emails, photos, keystrokes and URLs, the company has been the target of severe criticism.
Now, CarrierIQ faces a class action lawsuit — as do Samsung and HTC — for violating the Federal Wiretap Act.
Plaintiffs are demanding millions of dollars in penalties paid to users with the logging software on their devices.
The company vehemently denies the charges, restating that the software is used solely to help wireless operators provide optimal service by logging information concerning dropped calls and failed messages.
TechCrunch notes that no carriers face charges as of yet, but are likely to in the near future.

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