Researcher’s Video Shows Secret Software on Millions of Phones Logging Everything | Threat Level | Wired.com

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http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2011/11/secret-software-logging-video/

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Got an Android phone? Or a Nokia, or a Blackberry? Then you may find that third parties are watching, or at least have the option to watch, most of what you do on it, inlcuding what is supposed to be secure communication. Bad news: at the moment, your solution appears to be to root the phone, which is well beyond most people's knowledge or ability. At the very least, until you know whether you're affected, I wouldn't log into anything that requires you to type a password on your phone.