Updated 10:49 am ET, Friday, May 11
Carrier IQ, the beleaguered California software company that was accused of logging smartphone users’ keystrokes without their knowledge or permission in late 2011, is planning to rehabilitate its image with new applications that will allow consumers to see exactly what data the company is accessing, and what it is storing and transmitting to users.Carrier IQ, which vehemently denied all keylogging accusations, first revealed its plans to give customers a detailed look at what information the software was collecting in February, announcing that it would be creating an application programming interface, or API — a standard for developing applications around software programs.
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