EVERY iPhone and Android has a secret code attached to it that you can use to hunt it down if it’s been lost or stolen.
It’s called an International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) – and every smartphone has one.
Phone thefts are on the rise, and they can put both your personal date and financial accounts at risk.
Many of the phones stolen in the UK end up in overseas markets, which makes for a privacy nightmare, an investigation by The Sunday Times recently revealed.
With an IMEI number, your network provider can block your phone which would stop any unauthorised activity.
While your provider should be able to block your SIM from being used, it cannot block the actual handset without the IMEI number.
Mobile network operators and the police can also use the …