iPhone Tracking   Congress has now officially stepped into the
Carrier IQ controversy, with Sen. Al Franken demanding answers
about how the technology is used.  Franken, a Minnesota
Democrat, penned a letter to Carrier IQ CEO Larry Lenhart asking
for specific information about the type of data collected by the
company's software.  "Consumers need to know that their safety
and privacy are being protected by the companies they trust with
their sensitive information," Franken said in a statement. "The
revelation that the locations and other sensitive data of
millions of Americans are being secretly recorded and possibly
transmitted is deeply troubling."  At issue is a report posted
online by researcher Trevor Eckhart that said Carrier IQ makes
software that allows its customers to track your cell phone
location and activity for troubleshooting purposes. Tracked
activity can include texts, call history, apps used, and
location history. As PCMag's sister site, Geek.com, pointed out
in a recent in-depth look at Car