FBI Director Robert Mueller told lawmakers on Wednesday that his
agency has not used data from Carrier IQ, a controversial cellphone
tracking software company, in its investigations.
"We have neither
sought nor obtained any information from Carrier IQ in any one of our
investigations," Mueller said in response to questioning from Sen. Al
Franken (D-Minn.).
Carrier IQ's software, which is embedded in millions of smartphones, tracks users' key strokes and is designed to help companies ensure their phones are operating effectively.
Critics of the technology say it could collect the phone numbers consumers dial, the contents of their text messages, the websites they visit, their search queries and even their locations.
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