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		ballenf on Oct 22, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: iPhone 12 Pro so costly in India, you can fly to D... Is this understood to be more for tax revenue or surveillance reasons?

Ayesh on Oct 23, 2020 [–]

I suppose for tax revenue. Sri Lanka recently started mandatory IMEI registration, and all existing phones are not required to do so.

IMEI registration do not require any ID, but a tax money.

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