Image: AP - Business Insider

Image: AP

Only one day after the Senate began investigating this whole Carrier IQ debacle, HTC, Samsung, and Carrier IQ itself have been hit with a class action suit, reports PaidContent.

They're accused of violating the Federal Wiretap Act for allegedly gathering private information without anyone's consent.

The penalty for being found guilty? $100 per day per violation. And with Carrier IQ bragging that its software keeps tabs on 140 million phones, it could get expensive quickly.

Despite many manufacturers' insistence that it's the carriers who are responsible for installing Carrier IQ, none have been named in the suit yet.

Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/carrier-iq-class-action-lawsuit-2011-12

ok state kurt budke regis philbin regis and kelly reno fire regis philbin last show regis philbin last show