Haven't heard about Carrier IQ yet? You will, it's huge breaking news. Unless you're with Verizon, your carrier may have included Trojan horse spyware on your smartphone. Spyware that tracks EVERY keystroke and screen touch. Think about it, do you do online banking / billpaying? Ever click on an innocuous search result and end up on some porn site? Click a link in a news story about terrorism and land on some jihadi website? Do any online job applications? Carriers are denying they are doing anything with the data other than network diagnostics. Yeah, and I've got a bridge in N.Y. for sale. Even if they aren't selling your data, as they claim, who's protecting that information from hackers?
Why am I writing about this in a political blog? Here's one good reason : a California court has recently ruled that police can search smartphones without a warrant. If your local police can do it, you know the Feds can and will. See previous posts on Big Brother.
Here is a link for software to detect it's presence on your phone and info on a program to remove it if you find it. Verizon says they do not install it on their phones, and this program confirmed it's not on mine.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/245371/carrier_iq_test_android_app_detects_controversial_software.html
Obama has recently proposed to require issuance of an internet enabled "smartcard" for every schoolchild in the country. This card would be required to get on the bus, get into class, get your grades, get lunch, and who knows what all else. The Bible says "you will not be able to buy, sell, or trade without the mark of the beast". We are so close to the fulfillment of all the prophesies.
Dumb Farmer
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