All these articles stem from ONE single forum post, which provided NO evidence except for a parameter in an URL, when it's so easy to check the actual data being sent.
I find it incredible that 20 - 30 blogs are repeating the same bits of information from the same source, without bothering to check it.
Some Germans have examined
Some Germans have examined the packets and found the IMEI is not being transmitted (http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/99220)
All these articles stem from ONE single forum post, which provided NO evidence except for a parameter in an URL, when it's so easy to check the actual data being sent.
I find it incredible that 20 - 30 blogs are repeating the same bits of information from the same source, without bothering to check it.