Phones have IMEI numbers
There is also the fact that Apple runs a massive p2p wireless network
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Cruxifux@feddit.nl 10 months agoNo, this is a thing because it’s lucrative. It’s also pretty quick and easy to disable a tracker if you have the right equipment.
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 10 months ago
KoalaUnknown@lemmy.world 10 months ago
The devices in the apple store are not retail phones. They have special software that makes them dedicated trackers the second they leave the store’s perimeter.
kbobabob@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 months ago
Do you have a source for that? Is it just an app?
FridaySteve@lemmy.world 10 months ago
It’s not a retail device, and it’s loaded with a store version of iOS. It’s tracked specifically to that apple store. Here is a recent article. The phones are designed to work while they’re connected to the apple store wifi and that’s it. You’d get more useful spare parts if you robbed people outside a nightclub.
kbobabob@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 months ago
TIL. That’s pretty neat.
Cruxifux@feddit.nl 10 months ago
Yes, but these can be disabled and the phones still used for parts.
SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 10 months ago
They can only sell the battery and the speakers. The screen and the cameras are paired to the motherboard.