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by mlmonkey 195 days ago
IMEI is already tied to your identity. You need ID to buy a phone or a SIM.
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I think this is to crack down on sharing a SIM card which is registered to someone else. It ties identity + location + aggregates all SIMs registered to someone with their current location.

Not to mention they can probably payload anything into the app whenever they want.