Aseara v-am spus ca in Android OS, terminalele BlackBerry si Nokia exista incorporat un software care aparent monitorizeaza si logheaza tot ceea ce fac utilizatorii cu propriile dispozitive si aparent ar trimite acele date catre o companie care le analizeaza. Deocamdata exista un intreg scandal in jurul sistemului Carrier IQ folosit de producatorii de terminale mobile insa se pare ca si Apple foloseste acelasi sistem inca din iOS 3.x. chpwn a scris pe blogul sau ca a descoperit inca din iOS 3.x referinte cu privire la existenta Carrier IQ-ului in iOS insa partea buna este ca sistemul nu este nativ activ.
Carrier IQ, the now infamous “rootkit” or “keylogger”, is not just for Android, Symbian, BlackBerry, and even webOS. Up through and including iOS 5, in fact, Apple has included a copy of Carrier IQ on the iPhone as well. However, it may be disabled unless the device has diagnostics enabled. I’m still investigating, so this post will change in the future as I figure things out. Please don’t hesitate to let me know if you find out any other information. I do realize the info below is a bit technical, but that’s the best way for me to share what I’ve figured out so far at this point.
Pe iOS Carrier IQ nu ar loga tot ceea ce facem pe terminale si chiar tot ceea ce tastam ci doar informatii despre locatii si apeluri facute, numarul de telefon, fara sa logheze ce site-uri accesam, ce SMS-uri primim sau ce tastam folosind tastatura. Mai mult decat atat, acest Carrier IQ este activ doar cand terminalul are activat modul de transmitere de date catre Apple, un modul activat prin setarea pe ON a optiunii DiagnosticsAllowed
. Nativ in iOS setarea este inchisa deci putem sta teoretic linistiti pentru ca Apple nu ne supravegheaza.Faptul ca informatiile vin de la un angajat al Apple care are credibilitate in lumea jailbreakerilor, chpwn, ma face sa cred ca in realitate lucrurile sunt complet diferite si vad ca restul lumii pare sa creada ce spune chpwn. Mai mult decat atat, daca el a descoperit informatiile acum aproape 2 ani, de ce a asteptat pana acum sa le dezvaluie? Pana una alta puteti elimina Carrier IQ-ul din iOS urmand instructiunile de mai jos.
On iOS 4 or greater open the /usr/bin/awd_ice2 or awd_ice3 file in TextEdit and search for the following phrase “carrieriq.com” You’ll come across many references to “http://collector.sky.carrieriq.com:7001/collector” and other CarrierIQ sites. On iOS versions older then iOS 4, the binary file to search is IQAgent. To disable this on iOS, remove the following LaunchDaemons from /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/ if you have them: com.apple.iqagent.plist, com.apple.awd_ice2.plist, and com.apple.awd_ice3.plist. This applies to the iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch.
This post was last modified on dec. 1, 2011, 8:43 AM 08:43