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Can't IMEI also be cloned though?

• DanBC 10y ago
  In England tampering with IMEI is serious business, and carries a potential 6 month prison sentence. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2002/31/section/1 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2002/31/section/1 I'm a bit surprised that isn't the case in the US.
  • mschuster91 10y ago
    Good grace, this is an overreaching bill. This also affects Bluetooth and WiFi MAC addresses, even of laptop computers (!), if going by the letter of the law. Trivially changed by userspace tools, and IIRC Apple randomizes the MAC addresses to prevent people tracking other people's devices. Edit: It gets even worse, in theory anyone distributing software capable of changing MACs or writing tutorials on how to do this commits an offence. Just look at http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2002/31/section/2 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2002/31/section/2, it's madness.
    • DanBC 10y ago
      It's poorly drafted, but it's only ever used for people who change IMEI. I think it's only used if they change the IMEI on stolen phones. But yes, it's yet another bad English law passed as a kneejerk response to something or other.