> On 9 Jul 2019, at 4:20 pm, Robert Hudson <hud...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > On Tue, 9 Jul 2019 at 15:53, John Edwards <jaedwa...@gmail.com> wrote: > http://www.amta.org.au/pages/Lost.and.stolen.phones > > 7. No tracking of lost or stolen mobiles: > Your carrier does not track lost and stolen mobiles and they cannot be > pinpointed. > > Well, we all know that's an indirect lie. > > https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-08-16/metadata-retention-privacy-phone-will-ockenden/6694152 > > > And I guarantee they can pinpoint it tighter than that too, using proper > triangulation, as referenced here: > > https://searchengineland.com/cell-phone-triangulation-accuracy-is-all-over-the-map-14790 > > > I have spotted devices with the logos of Australian carriers in the windows > of phone shops around South East Asia, which might give you some clues as to > how effective IEMI blocking is. > > AMTA specifically mentions that it's only valid within Australia - IMEI > blocking requires cooperation between carriers, and I'm honestly a little > surprised that Telstra/Optus/Voda/others manage to cooperate to do it given > how often they screw up other cooperation events (like number porting).
There is no technical reason IMEI blocking can’t be done internationally. There just isn’t the willingness to do it. -- Mark Andrews, ISC 1 Seymour St., Dundas Valley, NSW 2117, Australia PHONE: +61 2 9871 4742 INTERNET: ma...@isc.org _______________________________________________ AusNOG mailing list AusNOG@lists.ausnog.net http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog
