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I think there were some issues that robbers would be checking it, so demanded passwords etc. in the robbery to prevent it from being locked. So Apple made it ha
by phonon 9y ago
I think there were some issues that robbers would be checking it, so demanded passwords etc. in the robbery to prevent it from being locked. So Apple made it harder to access to the public.
- mikeash 9y agoIf the robbers were willing to go to that much trouble, they could just ask the victims to wipe the phone on the spot to remove the activation lock. It'll work either way, no need to know in advance whether it's locked or not.
- phonon 9y agoThis is the best explanation I could find. http://www.idownloadblog.com/2017/01/31/apple-probably-took-down-icloud-activation-lock-tool-to-prevent-hacks-relying-on-stolen-serial-numbers/ http://www.idownloadblog.com/2017/01/31/apple-probably-took-...