Earlier this week anybody with an ounce of concern for their privacy gurgled with unabated horror at the news that the iPhone might be sending its IMEI to Apple with every Weather and Stocks update.  At the time, we pointed out that packet-sniffing tests were still ongoing to ascertain exactly what the handset was transmitting; now the results are in, and thankfully (although disappointing if you’re the sort of soothsayer that enjoys predicting privacy meltdown) it appears that the codes sent are identical among all iPhones.

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