Is Apple Tracking iPhone Users Through IMEI? 218
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..."
apple the broker? (Score:3, Interesting)
more benign? (Score:5, Interesting)
Just change it... (Score:4, Interesting)
do you think just maybe it's not all bad news (Score:3, Interesting)
And you know that every ISP keeps records on what phones ping what cell towers and your ISP( AT&T ) already is known to have been very willing to hand out cell records.
So get a pre-paid phone at Walmart if you want to limit your track-ability. After all, getting a "smart" phone from Apple with all the locked down and tied to Apple features isn't a clue that they just might track things? I hope you don't touch anything running Microsoft code.
LoB
Re:Just change it... (Score:2, Interesting)
Would you try that and let us know if your visual voicemail and widgets still work? Thanks!
(That seems like a really bad idea. Maybe substitute a fake iPhone IMEI, but not a RAZR one).
Re:iPod Touch (Score:3, Interesting)
Re:Play It Off (Score:2, Interesting)
Conspiracy hats off... (Score:3, Interesting)
Maybe now we can discuss if the Kindle knows which pages you're lingering over and transmits suspicous activity to the NSA...