IMEI changing kit for GTA02

Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller hns at goldelico.com
Wed Feb 19 10:19:12 CET 2014


Am 19.02.2014 um 09:09 schrieb Christoph Pulster:

> Michael, this is great work !  AFAIK this is the first toolkit allowing  
> easy change of IMEI, impressive.
> The applaus is very limited here, it seems most people left are hardcore  
> Linux/FOSS geeks which do not understand the concept of your semi-legal  
> activities...

what is "semi-lega"l? Lawyers will tell you more...

According to http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2002/31/section/1 it is a full (not semi) offence with up to 5 years in prison in the UK.

And even possessing such a tool isn't allowed:

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2002/31/section/2

So, please go to the UK and tell them that it is semi-legal.

In Germany it appears there is no special law but it is discussed (google for it) that it can be punished like replacing the licence plate
or the serial number of a car. So you have been warned.

Here some text in German written by a Lawyer (Status 2006 - may have changed): http://web.archive.org/web/20120427042949/http://www.heise.de/mobil/artikel/Rechtliches-zu-Eingriffen-ins-Handy-226035.html

-- hns


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