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Oh, they're going to make it illegal to tamper with the IMEI. That's all solved then. Why don't they just make it illegal to steal peoples phones instead?
by mseebach 15y ago
Oh, they're going to make it illegal to tamper with the IMEI. That's all solved then.
Why don't they just make it illegal to steal peoples phones instead?
- rimantas 15y agoStealing is legal in US? That's some news.
- mseebach 15y agoYes, it is, isn't it? Without sarcasm: Why would it help to make tampering with the IMEI illegal, when the illegality of stealing in the first place doesn't solve the problem?
- mrsebastian 15y agoWell, I guess if you (unwittingly?) buy a stolen phone, the feds would want IMEI tampering to be illegal? I assume there's lots of bulk IMEI tampering done by fences, too.
- mseebach 15y agoIf it's unwittingly, why would I bother with changing the IMEI? If it's wittingly, I'm already a criminal. And you're right, IMEI changing probably already is a default part of fencing a phone. The solution would be to make it a requirement that phones have tamper proof IMEIs.