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Bloatware Comes to the Smartphone
July-Aug. 2012 (vol. 10 no. 4)
pp. 85-87
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Patrick McDaniel, "Bloatware Comes to the Smartphone," IEEE Security & Privacy, vol. 10, no. 4, pp. 85-87, July-Aug., 2012.
 
 
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@article{ 10.1109/MSP.2012.92,
author = {Patrick McDaniel},
title = {Bloatware Comes to the Smartphone},
journal ={IEEE Security & Privacy},
volume = {10},
number = {4},
issn = {1540-7993},
year = {2012},
pages = {85-87},
doi = {http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/MSP.2012.92},
publisher = {IEEE Computer Society},
address = {Los Alamitos, CA, USA},
}
 
 
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Patrick McDaniel, Pennsylvania State University
The author explores the security and privacy implications of the now-common industry practice of installing bloatware on phones sold by cellular carriers. Is it merely annoying, or do smartphone users face more serious concerns? Do the economic advantages outweigh the security and privacy concerns?

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Index Terms:
CarrierIQ,bloatware,smartphone,end-user license agreement
Citation:
Patrick McDaniel, "Bloatware Comes to the Smartphone," IEEE Security & Privacy, vol. 10, no. 4, pp. 85-87, July-Aug. 2012, doi:10.1109/MSP.2012.92
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