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by scarface74 1364 days ago
And that phone also sends your IMEI and your location to the carrier. It has to enable to work.
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It does only if the hardware kill switch is on. You control it. Also, it doesn't send anything else to anyone.
If the cellphone carrier has your IMEI and location so do third parties that they sell it to and law enforcement.

https://9to5mac.com/2022/07/22/carrier-location-data/

It's true. At least with a hardware kill switch, you know exactly when they do not have this information about you.