QUOTE(joytest @ Nov 8 2013, 10:59 AM)
Actually what can they really do with your imei? In the days of analog phones they could clone it but current gsm security is good enough to detect duplicates.
Its like looking up a public directory and finding Wong Fei Hung has a phone number... so?
But of coz it's the other unknown stuff that vroot and kingo do that is of concern.
this is what i have from my knowledge so far.
china phone imei is usually start with invalid number - example 0
so, maybe they will use the imei that they stolen, to put this in the china phone.
when you do location update (on the phone, and register to the network), telco already know your device details based on imei.
with the current stolen phone cases nowadays, gov is now trying to coming out with a initiative to allow the device to be block when its reported as stolen.
when blocked, no telco in malaysia will allow the device to be in their network.
this implementation, however has some flaws as;
1) no device information for china phone
2) invalid imei from china phone
3) dual sim phone
this 3 is not supported to be block.