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===Data breaches=== | ===Data breaches=== | ||
On April 1, 2025, users of a T- | On April 1, 2025, users of a T-Mobile tracking device and app called SyncUP were subsequent to an account leak that included the profile photo, name, and exact location of accounts (primarily children).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.404media.co/t-mobile-shows-users-the-names-pictures-and-exact-locations-of-random-children/|title=T-Mobile Shows Users the Names, Pictures, and Exact Locations of Random Children|first1=Jason|last1=Koebler|first2=Emanuel|last2=Maiberg|work=404media|date=2025-04-02|access-date=2025-04-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250402173915/https://www.404media.co/t-mobile-shows-users-the-names-pictures-and-exact-locations-of-random-children/|archive-date=2025-04-02|url-status=live}}</ref> Similarly to the [[Wyze]] incident in September 2023, the location of random child accounts from different states were shown on a parent's phone.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gizmodo.com/t-mobile-bug-reveals-names-images-and-locations-of-random-children-2000584451|title=T-Mobile Bug Reveals Names, Images, and Locations of Random Children|first=Lucas|last=Ropek|work=Gizmodo|date=2025-04-03|access-date=2025-04-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250404171959/https://gizmodo.com/t-mobile-bug-reveals-names-images-and-locations-of-random-children-2000584451|archive-date=2025-04-04|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
===Screen Recording via T-Life App=== | ===Screen Recording via T-Life App=== | ||
{{Main|T-Mobile T-Life app screen recording controversy}} | {{Main|T-Mobile T-Life app screen recording controversy}} | ||
Users of T-Mobile’s T-Life app discovered a hidden screen recording feature enabled by default. This issue is currently limited to iPhone 16 devices. | Users of T-Mobile’s T-Life app discovered a hidden screen recording feature enabled by default. This issue is currently limited to iPhone 16 devices. | ||
=== IMEI linking on Metro by T-Mobile === | |||
Metro by T-Mobile, a MVNO owned by T-Mobile US, offers a bring your own phone (BYOP) program. While it generally lets you use any device you wish, Metro does not notify customers that the IMEI of their device will be linked to that SIM, furthermore, if you attempt to use the SIM in a device that doesn't have the same IMEI, the network will reject it. This restriction is not present on T-Mobile Postpaid, T-Mobile Prepaid, or Mint Mobile. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:T-Mobile]] | [[Category:T-Mobile]] | ||