The complete statement by Apple is as follows regarding the matter:
"We stopped supporting Carrier IQ with iOS 5 in most of our products and will remove it completely in a future software update. With any diagnostic data sent to Apple, customers must actively opt-in to share this information, and if they do, the data is sent in an anonymous and encrypted form and does not include any personal information. We never recorded keystrokes, messages or any other personal information for diagnostic data and have no plans to ever do so."
If you’re in possession of one of Apple’s smartphones and don’t wish to be watched over, then there is away to plug it manually for now. Simply open the Settings icon and go to General > About > Diagnostics & Usage > and opt for ‘Don’t Send.’
Even if Apple does drag its heels in ousting the diagnostic detective, it does public relations no harm to appease the onlookers as rivalling Google takes beating after beating with Android.
However, the Apple's reaction seems not enough to satisfy medias:
Redmondpie: Exactly when this future update may be, we don’t know. iOS 5.1 has already been seeded to developers, but we’re surely not that lucky. One would have thought Apple will be hanging onto Carrier IQ for as long as it can.
iDownloadblog: Move along. Nothing more to see here.
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