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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 nine-times · · Score: 0, Troll

    I'm just waiting for someone to post the standard:

    Why is everyone going so easy on Apple for this? If Microsoft had done this, everyone would be screaming bloody murder! I mean, come on, it's been obvious for several years now that Apple is the source of all computing problems. They sell 1 button mice, for chrissakes. If they weren't evil, they'd just use Windows since it's the standard operating system!

  2. Re:Tracking what? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    heise confirmed that they are not sending the IMEI!!!!!
    http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/99220