Most people don’t think about the private data on their computer. Most people don’t know how to wipe a computer, and there’s no simple button like there on an i

Most people don’t think about the private data on their computer. Most people don’t know how to wipe a computer, and there’s no simple button like there on an iPhone, so they don’t. You have no idea how much of the stuff you receive is dumped on you after being stolen (or otherwise misappropriated) and judged too worthless to fence. But we certainly know that only the tiniest fraction of devices go to recycling centres like yours, and so of course you’re going to see mostly activation locked ones which have no market value—and not the other 99.9% of devices where activation lock didn’t preclude second hand sale, trade in, or commercial refurbishing/recycling.