Carrier IQ and its partners may have faced repercussions for policies Thursday after it was sued in Chicago (below) and St. Louis over its data tracking controversy. The potential class actions from Erin Janek and others accuse Carrier IQ, HTC, and Samsung of violating the Federal Wiretap Act by intercepting data and voice without owners' permissions. They take the position that Carrier IQ's software, which on Android is hidden and not normally removable, was recording keystrokes and messages.
