Mobile phone loss is not simply an economic loss but it’s also a privacy loss of the mobile owner. There are only a few in India who knows how to tamper with IMEI and keep their confidentiality secure. It’s easily possible with the help of third-party applications and the IMEI tracking software.
IMEI or International Mobile Equipment Identity is a 15-digit unique number used for identifying mobile phones. It’s used globally and helpful in distinguishing the two smartphones from each other.
Indian Govt. has planned to launch a new IMEI database called CEIR. With this, a mobile owner can file a complaint at the DoT ( Department of Telecom) via helpline number. After receiving the complaint, the number will get blacklisted by the agency and this will make the impossible for the stolen smartphone to use a sim card of any carrier.
With this new database, it’s expected to reduce the number of mobile theft cases. In short, it’s sole motive is to discourage mobile stolen activities. Including this, it’s also intended to ease the process of “IMEI-based lawful interception.” It will block the IMEI numbers permanently and thus make a stolen smartphone useless. For more information about IMEI Visit Official Website – https://imeidb.gsma.com/imei/index#
Well, India is not the only country using IMEI database as there are many countries UK, Australia, Egypt, Turkey and Azerbaijan also have a registered IMEI database.
