Apple tracks iPhone usage and tracks IEMI numbers of all their iPhones worldwide
Apple tracks iPhone usage and tracks IEMI numbers of all their iPhones worldwide
November 18, 2007 by Dan at 10:05 pm.
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 IEMI 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.
When the widgets perform a query an IMEI is handed off to Apple’s servers:
dgw?imei=%@&apptype=finance
This let[s] Apple knows which app you are using when connecting with your iPhone. Obviously, they know the IP address you ...
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November 18, 2007 by Dan at 10:05 pm.
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 IEMI 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.
When the widgets perform a query an IMEI is handed off to Apple’s servers:
dgw?imei=%@&apptype=finance
This let[s] Apple knows which app you are using when connecting with your iPhone. Obviously, they know the IP address you ...
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I can see where this would be daunting. Wouldn't stop me from buying an iPhone if I wanted one. I assume that ANYTHING I put out over the airwaves is open to interception, so this isn't exactly as nasty to me as it would be to some folks.
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UPDATE: After 24 hours of being online it’s still not been totally determined that the information being exchanged between you and Apple is anonymous. It seems to now be application identifiers, not an IMEI. Now all we know is that information is being exchanged and we are not sure exactly what.
What a shock, information is being exchanged between Apple and your iPhone. This is a person that interprets information that is not commonly known that has been happening for years and makes people freak out.
What a shock, information is being exchanged between Apple and your iPhone. This is a person that interprets information that is not commonly known that has been happening for years and makes people freak out.
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Had you also taken the time to post this in the iPhone forum I would not continually accuse you of being such a hack loser.
By ONLY posting this in the AT&T forum it continues to reflect your personal motives for everything you do.
By ONLY posting this in the AT&T forum it continues to reflect your personal motives for everything you do.
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texaswireless said:
Had you also taken the time to post this in the iPhone forum I would not continually accuse you of being such a hack loser.
By ONLY posting this in the AT&T forum it continues to reflect your personal motives for everything you do.
Given how much I've seen him harrying Verizon and Sprint, I'm not sure that's a fair judgement.
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