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by discardorama 4320 days ago
This theft could be eliminated today : let there be a shared registry of stolen IMEI codes. Problem solved.
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Many devices allow changing IMEI codes. See https://www.google.com/search?q=imei+code+change
Furthermore, not allowing an identifier such as IMEI to be changed is a potential privacy problem!