In response to the recent Carrier IQ controversy, a Massachusetts congressman has proposed a bill that would require all phone companies to notify consumers of any user tracking and monitoring software in their phones.
Three House members today called for a Congressional hearing on the implications raised by the use of the Carrier IQ’s software by wireless carriers.
Little-known company Globaltel was awarded a patent last year that it claims Facebook, Twitter, Microsoft, Nokia, most phone makers, and every carrier in the world infringes.
Documents filed in response to a U.S. lawmaker’s request show that Sprint is by far the biggest user of Carrier IQ’s software, with more than 26 million handsets featuring the software.
Carrier IQ isn’t the bad guy. The mobile device and network diagnostic firm issued a detailed report earlier this week explaining what its software does and how.
