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I-IQ yenkampani yenethiwekhi - leli gama okwamanje lifakwe kuyo yonke imidiya yeselula. Itholwe ku-Android, i-Blackberry, ne-iOS nayo ayizange ibalekele. Imayelana nani? Le software engabonakali noma i-"rootkit", eyingxenye ye-firmware yefoni, iqoqa ulwazi mayelana nokusetshenziswa kwefoni futhi ingangena njalo ngokuchofoza kwakho.

Lonke lolu daba luqale ngokutholakala komcwaningi UTrevor Eckhart, obonise umsebenzi wezinhloli kuvidiyo ye-YouTube. Inkampani enegama elifanayo iyimbangela yokuthuthukiswa kwale software, futhi amakhasimende ayo angabaqhubi beselula. I-Carrier IQ ingarekhoda cishe yonke into oyenzayo ocingweni lwakho. Ikhwalithi yekholi, izinombolo ezidayeliwe, amandla esignali noma indawo yakho. Lawa mathuluzi ngokuvamile asetshenziswa opharetha ukuthuthukisa amasevisi abo, kodwa uhlu ludlulela ngalé kwalokho opharetha bolwazi abaludingayo ukuze banelise ikhasimende.

Uhlelo lungaphinda lurekhode izinombolo ezishayelwe ucingo, izinombolo ozifakile nongazishayeli, zonke izincwadi ezibhalwe ngama-imeyili noma ikheli olifakile esipheqululini seselula. Uzwakala njengoBig Brother kuwe? Ngokusho kwewebhusayithi yomkhiqizi, lolu hlelo lutholakala kumadivayisi eselula angaphezu kwezigidi eziyi-140 emhlabeni jikelele. Uzoyithola kumafoni e-Android (ngaphandle kwamafoni ochungechunge lwe-Nexus ye-Google), i-Blackberry ye-RIM, ne-iOS.

Nokho, i-Apple iziqhelelanisile ne-CIQ futhi yayisusa cishe kuwo wonke amadivayisi aku-iOS 5. Okuhlukile kuphela yi-iPhone 4, lapho ukuqoqwa kwedatha kungavalwa kuhlelo lokusebenza Lwezilungiselelo. Ngemuva kokuba khona kwe-Carrier IQ emafonini kwaziwa, bonke abakhiqizi bazama ukususa izandla zabo kuyo. Isibonelo, i-HTC ithi ukuba khona kwesofthiwe bekudingwa abathwali base-US. Nabo, bazivikela ngokuthi basebenzisa idatha kuphela ukuthuthukisa izinsizakalo zabo, hhayi ukuqoqa idatha yomuntu siqu. I-opharetha yaseMelika i-Verizon ayisebenzisi nhlobo i-CIQ.


Inkampani ephakathi kwesigameko, iCarrier IQ, nayo iphawule ngalesi simo, yathi: "Silinganisa futhi sifingqe ukuziphatha kwedivayisi ukusiza opharetha bathuthukise amasevisi abo."Inkampani iyaphika ukuthi iSofthiwe iyarekhoda, igcine noma ithumele okuqukethwe yimiyalezo ye-SMS, ama-imeyili, izithombe noma amavidiyo. Kodwa-ke, imibuzo eminingi engaphenduleki isasele, njengokuthi kungani kokubili inkinobho ebonakalayo nengokwenyama kanye namakhiya okhiye aqoshiwe. Incazelo eyingxenye kuphela kuze kube manje ukuthi ukucindezela ukulandelana okuthile kokhiye kungasetshenziswa ngabasebenzi besevisi, okungabangela ukuthunyelwa kolwazi lokuxilonga, kuyilapho ukucindezela kufakwe kuphela, kodwa akulondoloziwe.

Phakathi naleso sikhathi, ngisho neziphathimandla eziphakeme zaqala ukuba nesithakazelo kulesi simo. USenator wase-US Al Franken isivele icele incazelo enkampanini kanye nokuhlaziywa okuningiliziwe kokuthi isofthiwe isebenza kanjani, irekhoda futhi iyiphi idatha edluliselwa kubantu besithathu (abasebenza). Abalawuli baseJalimane nabo bebesebenza futhi, njengehhovisi lesigele saseMelika, bafuna imininingwane enemininingwane ku-Carrier IQ.

Isibonelo, ukuba khona kwesofthiwe kwephula umthetho we-US Wiretapping and Computer Fraud Act. Njengamanje, amacala asevele afakwe enkantolo yombuso eWilmington, eU.SA yizinkampani zabameli ezintathu zendawo. Ohlangothini lwabamangalelwa kukhona opharetha bendawo i-T-Mobile, i-AT&T ne-Sprint, kanye nabakhiqizi bemishini ephathwayo i-Apple, i-HTC, i-Motorola ne-Samsung.

I-Apple isivele ithembise ngesonto eledlule ukuthi izosusa i-Carrier IQ ngokuphelele kuzibuyekezo ze-iOS ezizayo. Uma une-iOS 5 efakwe ocingweni lwakho, ungakhathazeki, i-CIQ ayisasebenzi kuwe, abanikazi be-iPhone 4 kuphela okudingeka bayivale ngesandla. Ungathola le nketho ku Izilungiselelo > Okuvamile > Ukuxilongwa nokusetshenziswa > Ungathumeli. Sizoqhubeka nokukwazisa mayelana nentuthuko eyengeziwe mayelana ne-Carrier IQ.

Izinsiza: Macworld.com, TUAW.com
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