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Is Apple tracking you via your IMEI number? Thats what the hacker community is thinking ever since they discovered that Apple is embedding your IMEI number in the Stocks and Weather applications.

An IMEI number is a number that each phone has. This is not unique to the iPhone and is actually something that all GSM phones have. This unique number is the way phone networks identify you and your phone as a customer.

Should you be worried? In my opinion, no. Apple is probably using this as a way to keep non-iPhone authorized applications from using the data feed in the Weather and Stocks widgets/applications. However, until Apple says anything, feel free to remain suspicious. I'll keep using my iPhone as usual.