... devices were not using this service for recording anything privacy-related even if it was turned on (thought it does not work by default).
The scope of spying is determined by Carrier IQ clients. In this situation HTC, Samsung, LG, et cetera are to blame. They could follow Apple's way in this, but they did not and implemented this blatantly criminal version of CarrierIQ software/service.
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