Apple secretly tracking iPhone IMEI numbers? [U] |
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Monday November 19, 2007. 03:35 PM MacNN
(Updated with link to debunking claims)
Apple is keeping abnormal watch on the identity of iPhones making use of online services, some hackers suggest. Buried within the binaries for the Stocks and Weather widgets is code that hands over a user's IMEI number -- the unique identifier for each phone. While IMEI numbers are common to all GSM cellph...
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