Please note: It is not my intent to get everyone scared about Apple having information on your phone. This post is merely an attempt at discussing ways to keep certain information from Apple if you desire to do so.
Today, Uneasy Silence offered proof (also shown below) that Apple’s iPhone is sending your IMEI information back to Apple HQ.
Obviously, this raises concerns about what other data is being collected and what other phones handle your personal information in similar ways. This got me thinking about how to prevent it, and the solution, in this case anyway, seemed pretty simple.
Everyone who is concerned about this could change the program to send the data to one of your own domains (register a domain and do nothing with it if needed). I’m sure someone could release a sort of patch to make this easy for those suffering from technophobia. Then, they could send made-up data (maybe even more often than expected to overload Apple) to http://iphone-wu.apple.com/dgw in the format needed. Let Apple sift through junk data for a while. Those with a little more technical skill could even set up a script to collect their real data and store it in case it is needed.
The ultimate solution would be to set up a script that collects all the information your phone sends, stores it, passes it to Apple, and stores the response. After a little testing, just modify the script to pass fake data to Apple, but still return the correct data to your phone.
I don’t have an iPhone, and I don’t plan to, but it’s a thought. I’d try it if someone feels like sending me an iPhone to test it.
