Gregory's Server@megmac @arstechnica oh, yes. we'll be watching closely.
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@ShadSterling @irenes @arstechnica I mean that wouldn't help if the parts matching check happens when it leaves the "good" jurisdiction, and then you're bricked. @megmac @irenes @arstechnica yeah, but if that’s how it works I guess no one can travel with anything but a pristine phone. Not that that would stop them  @ShadSterling @megmac @arstechnica this is in the category of thing where we kind of don't want to game it out in public here because of the risk we'll come up with a genuinely good idea for the monopolists which they wouldn't otherwise have thought of...  @ShadSterling @irenes @megmac @arstechnica GPS RF simulators weren't that expensive last time I sold one and I'd assume they are a bit cheaper now, so expensive for a repair shop but not impossible. But as you've got the phone open inserting messages pretending to be the GPS chip would work (unless that is integrated into the SOC?). May also need to spoof a mobile tower to match the GPS location, WiFi too (but that is cheap). |
@irenes @megmac @arstechnica so, what, the good repair shops will have “GPS rooms” that will make devices think they’re in a better jurisdiction?