Phones have IMEI numbers
There is also the fact that Apple runs a massive p2p wireless network
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Cruxifux@feddit.nl 2 days 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 2 days ago
KoalaUnknown@lemmy.world 2 days 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 2 days ago
Do you have a source for that? Is it just an app?
FridaySteve@lemmy.world 2 days 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 2 days ago
TIL. That’s pretty neat.
Cruxifux@feddit.nl 2 days ago
Yes, but these can be disabled and the phones still used for parts.
SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 2 days ago
They can only sell the battery and the speakers. The screen and the cameras are paired to the motherboard.