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So a pretty transparent way to tie IMEI to someone's identity and track their location under the guise of "finding lost phones" and "checking your phone's authe
by radicaldreamer 11mo ago
So a pretty transparent way to tie IMEI to someone's identity and track their location under the guise of "finding lost phones" and "checking your phone's authenticity"
- mlmonkey 11mo agoIMEI is already tied to your identity. You need ID to buy a phone or a SIM.
- radicaldreamer 11mo agoI think this is to crack down on sharing a SIM card which is registered to someone else. It ties identity + location + aggregates all SIMs registered to someone with their current location. Not to mention they can probably payload anything into the app whenever they want.
- jeroenhd 11mo agoThat's already the case for most places around the world, unfortunately. Though, this does make the link rather obvious, which is a bit more surprising. Normally shady tracking just happens through a combination of data brokers and leaked databases.