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[–] 13 points 1 year ago (6 children)

The devices in the apple store are not retail phones. They have special software that makes them dedicated trackers the second they leave the store’s perimeter.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Do you have a source for that? Is it just an app?

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  • [–] 11 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    It's not a retail device, and it's loaded with a store version of iOS. It's tracked specifically to that apple store. Here is a recent article. The phones are designed to work while they're connected to the apple store wifi and that's it. You'd get more useful spare parts if you robbed people outside a nightclub.

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  • [–] -1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Yes, but these can be disabled and the phones still used for parts.

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