Instant Alert: HOW TO: Turn Off Carrier IQ Tracking Software On Your iPhone


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HOW TO: Turn Off Carrier IQ Tracking Software On Your iPhone

by Ellis Hamburger on Dec 4, 2011, 10:56 AM

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Until Apple fully removes Carrier IQ "in a future software update" like it said a few days ago, here's how to disable Carrier IQ and get some peace of mind, PCWorld reports.

Tap Settings inside your iPhone, then tap About.

Tap Diagnostics & Usage, and then tap "Don't Send."

When you set up your iPhone running iOS 5, you were actually given the option to "opt in" to sending diagnostics and usage to Apple. So technically, Apple is covered when they said:

"With any diagnostic data sent to Apple, customers must actively opt-in to share this information, and if they do, the data is sent in an anonymous and encrypted form and does not include any personal information."

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