with Carrier IQ." Nokia and Research in Motion (now BlackBerry Ltd) have said Carrier IQ categorically was not authorized for their phones. According to the company's website the software is also installed on NEC mobile devices, and the company has a partnership with Vodafone Portugal. Although the phone manufacturers and carriers by and large say the software is strictly used to monitor its phone systems and not to be used by third parties, a press release on October 19, 2011 touted a partnership with Nielsen Company. The press release said, "Together, they will deliver critical insights into the consumer experience of mobile phone and tablet users worldwide, which adhere to Nielsen's measurement science and privacy standards. This alliance will leverage Carrier IQ's technology platform to gather actionable intelligence on the performance of mobile devices and networks." Government response On December 1, 2011, Senator Al Franken, chairman of the United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law sent a letter to Lenhart asking for answers to 11 questions and asking whether the company was in violation of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, including the federal wiretap statute (18 U.S.C. § 2511 et seq.), the pen register statute (18 USC § 3121 et seq.), and the Stored Communications Act (18 U.S.C. § 2701 et seq.) and the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (18 U.S.C. § 1030). A request to the FBI under the Freedom of Information Act for "any manuals, documents or other written guidance used to access or analyze data gathered by programs developed or deployed by Carrier IQ" was denied, citing pending law enforcement proceeding. This has led to speculation that the FBI is using data obtained through Carrier IQ for investigations. Security responses Fortinet has deemed Carrier IQ as a security risk/rootkit, using definition Riskware/CarrierIQ!Android. Paper shared with Senate clarifying solution in 2011. See also Mobile web analytics Mobile phone tracking Mobile QoS Mobile security Mobile device References External links Security researcher responds to CarrierIQ with video proof of keylogging- Geek.com Android (operating system) software Companies based in Sunnyvale, California Companies established in 2005 Mobile telecommunications Spyware Smartphones Mobile security