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I think the reasoning is that it's to prevent a stolen laptop from being stolen, wiped and resold without the owner allowing it through their credentials. I re
by Jonnax 6y ago
I think the reasoning is that it's to prevent a stolen laptop from being stolen, wiped and resold without the owner allowing it through their credentials.
I remember a poster on HN saying that after some exploit for the T2 security chip came out, they were making money from being paid by thieves to use the exploit to wipe the devices.
Of course they said they don't ask any questions which as we all know is an iron clad defence lol
- matwood 6y agoYeah, the high resale value of iPhones and Macs make them prime theft targets. Locking them to a user makes them less desirable to steal. IIRC iPods were similar. Early on, people wearing white headphones were targeted by thieves.
- liminalsunset 6y agoWanted to clarify that this wasn't the Apple ID activation lock screen. This was asking for my regular user password for an account that had been deleted from the system. Activation Lock only runs when the system is doing the first use setup.