Apple Questioned in Germany as Carrier IQ Use Probed in Europe
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European privacy regulators are asking mobile-phone carriers and makers including Apple Inc. to answer questions about privacy issues regarding Carrier IQ Inc.’s mobile phone usage-tracking software.
Germany’s Bavarian State Authority for Data Protection contacted Apple today as regulators in the U.K., France, Ireland and Italy review whether Carrier IQ is in use in their jurisdictions. Apple said yesterday it will stop supporting the software.