Verizon Again Insists They Don't Use CarrierIQ

I saw 1 post where a user says this is another good reason to avoid smartphones.

Will you avoid buying a smartphone to avoid tracking software?,YES,NO

I wish there was a listing of Android software that didn't ask for any permissions. It just would download and do only the exact thing you needed it to do.

I wish there was a listing like this

Does anyone have a full list of what is supposedly tracked with CIQ?

Carrier IQ was logging and potentially transmitting the sensitive information of consumers, including:

when they turn their phones on;
when they turn their phones off;
the phone numbers they dial;
the contents of text messages they receive;
the URLs of the websites they visit;the contents of their online search queries—even when those searches are encrypted; and
the location of the customer using the smartphone—even when the customer has expressly denied permission for an app that is currently running to access his or her location.

Sen. Franken called on Carrier IQ President and CEO Larry Lenhart to explain exactly what information the software records, whether that information is transmitted to Carrier IQ or to other companies, and whether that information is shared with any third party, among other things. He also asked if Carrier IQ would allow users to stop this tracking.

Carrier IQ was logging and potentially transmitting the sensitive information of consumers, including:

1 when they turn their phones on;
2 when they turn their phones off;
3 the phone numbers they dial;
4 the contents of text messages they receive;
5 the URLs of the websites they visit;the contents of their online search queries—even when those searches are encrypted; and
6 the location of the customer using the smartphone—even when the customer has expressly denied permission for an app that is currently running to access his or her location.

After a flurry of statements from carriers and manufacturers who claim not to install the Carrier IQ tracking software, we've finally gotten an official statement from Sprint, which admits to using Carrier IQ but says it's just for analyzing network performance. Sprint says it collects "enough information to understand the customer experience with devices on our network," but that it can't look at the contents of messages, photos, or videos using Carrier IQ. Of course, this story broke when a Sprint HTC EVO 3D was shown logging keystrokes and call information, so the question remains if Carrier IQ on Sprint phones can monitor, store, or send that data — we'll ask for a clarification.

Both wireless carriers AT&T and Sprint insisted that the software is being used solely to improve wireless network performance while phone makers HTC and Samsung said they were integrating the software into their handsets only because their carrier customers were asking for it.

Meanwhile, several large carriers and handset makers, including Verizon, Research In Motion and Nokia, distanced themselves from the software and insisted that reports about their devices integrating the tool are false.

Mark Siegel, executive director of media relations at AT&T, however, declined to say whether Carrier IQ is present in all AT&T handsets, what notice users have of its presence and whether users have the ability to turn off the software if they choose.

In an emailed statement, Siegel said that AT&T's use of Carrier IQ software is in line with the company's privacy policies. "We're really not going to offer more detail than what's in the statement," he said.