EXCLUSIVE: Apple Secretly Tracking iPhone IMEI and Usage (with proof):

As I sit here applying a new layer of Reynolds tin foil to my international hat of conspiracy, its been proven that Apple tracks iPhone usage and tracks IEMI numbers of all their iPhones worldwide. Hidden in the code of the “Stocks” and “Weather” widgets is a string that sends the IMEI of your phone to a specialized URL that Apple collects.

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This let[s] Apple knows which app you are using when connecting with your iPhone. Obviously, they know the IP address you were using, the stocks companies you are interested [in], and so they can track down their customers all around the world. This also proves that there are probably other apps that do the same. Weather.app is also acting the same way. (Offset 13AE0)

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Obviously “Weather” is kinda benign, but Apple knowing your Stock habits, isn’t that a little personal? What’s next, they read your email too? Now who thinks I’m crazy?

Gee, and all this time I thought they were the most benevolent guys around, what with their support of closed environments, their focus on stuff other than profits and so on. Now they can track what cities’ weather I want to know, and what stock prices I’m interested in. EVIL! EEEEEEVIIILLLLLL!

Update: Take off your tinfoil beanies, everybody — apparently it was a false alarm.