http://isource.com/2007/11/19/apple-spying-on-stocks-weather-app-usage-and-theres-already-a-way-to-stop-it/ #1 Source for iPad, iPhone, iPod, Mac and AppleTV Mon, 19 Nov 2007 22:12:37 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.4.6 http://isource.com/2007/11/19/apple-spying-on-stocks-weather-app-usage-and-theres-already-a-way-to-stop-it/#comment-186 Mon, 19 Nov 2007 22:12:37 +0000 http://isource.com/2007/11/19/apple-spying-on-stocks-weather-app-usage-and-theres-already-a-way-to-stop-it/#comment-186 rulaman – Thanks, looks like that may be right. The reports on this looked as if it was confirmed, and it’s certainly true that I did not try to get a packet sniffer going to verify this – so my bad. At least I’m in good company though – as many large sites (TUAW, ZDNet etc.) also reported this today …

]]> http://isource.com/2007/11/19/apple-spying-on-stocks-weather-app-usage-and-theres-already-a-way-to-stop-it/#comment-185 Mon, 19 Nov 2007 20:35:00 +0000 http://isource.com/2007/11/19/apple-spying-on-stocks-weather-app-usage-and-theres-already-a-way-to-stop-it/#comment-185 This is a canard. It has been proven to be wrong. Apple doesn’t send your IMEI. The string they send is the UUID of the calling application. Details here: http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/99220/from/rss09

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