Andrew Coward, Vice President of marketing for carrier IQ Mountain View, California, told The Associated Press that the FBI is the only law enforcement agencies that have contacted the company. Coward would not say when, why or how often the FBI has been reaching out to the bearer of IQ, but he said the company does not work with the Bureau. “There is no relationship between us and the FBI, said coward.
During the scrutiny of hearing Wednesday, Mueller told the Senate Judiciary Committee that FBI “seeking and information of the bearer of IQ in one of our investigation.” Mueller responded to a question by Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., Chairman of the Committee on privacy and technology panel, which has been said to collect personal information from people’s cell phones could violate federal law.