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Is Apple Tracking iPhone Users Through IMEI?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the putting-on-the-foil-hats dept.

ariefwn writes ""As I sit here applying a new layer of Reynolds tin foil to my international hat of conspiracy, its been proven that Apple tracks iPhone usage and tracks IMEI numbers of all their iPhones worldwide. Hidden in the code of the 'Stocks' and 'Weather' widgets is a string that sends the IMEI of your phone to a specialized URL that Apple collects. I wonder if there will be any implications to owners of hacked iPhones..."

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  1. Re:Just a few more minutes... by ThirdPrize · · Score: 3, Insightful

    It is probably just to make sure that only iPhones use that service. Or registered iPhones at least.

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  2. Re:Yes, and the problem is? by cadeon · · Score: 3, Insightful

    But you're still contributing to Microsoft's installed base, which isn't helping to fix the problem.

  3. Re:Tracking what? by DaggertipX · · Score: 4, Insightful

    This just in - every time you make a call, AT&T knows what iPhone that call came from. EVERY. SINGLE. TIME.

    Oh wait... that's normal. Tinfoil hats are jumping at peoples heads these days like headcrabs in Half Life.