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jeff47

(26,549 posts)

10. Short version for people not wanting to bother with the link

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Reply #5)

Tue Sep 4, 2012, 07:15 PM

Sep 2012

All GSM-based cell phones have an IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity) built into the phone.

GSM is used everywhere in the world, except Japan and 1/2 of the US (Verizon and Sprint don't use it). The Japanese, Verizon and Sprint systems have an equivalent serial number.

EVERY cell phone on the planet has a hard-coded serial number. To complain about Apple's IDs means they don't know shit about cell phones.

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If This Is True: Why Does FBI Have 12 Million Unique Device IDs On An Agent's Laptop?? [View all] Hissyspit Sep 2012 OP

Kick. Luminous Animal Sep 2012 #1

Why are they on a laptop?? How is any one agent ever going to remember that much information piratefish08 Sep 2012 #2

Why do they have them in the first place? Hissyspit Sep 2012 #3

It's most likely a database and something many agents have on their computers to cross reference... Ellipsis Sep 2012 #6

They don't like UDIDs....somebody better not tell them about IMEIs jeff47 Sep 2012 #4

IMEIs???? dixiegrrrrl Sep 2012 #5

Here you go ... GeorgeGist Sep 2012 #7

thank you! dixiegrrrrl Sep 2012 #8

Short version for people not wanting to bother with the link jeff47 Sep 2012 #10

Thank you. Robb Sep 2012 #11

Short version very helpful...thanx. dixiegrrrrl Sep 2012 #12

Anonymous and Wikileaks has done more for our freedom than the military. nt Comrade_McKenzie Sep 2012 #9