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> There are tons of procedures to make pretty sure devices are wiped completely from any sort of data. Why is this not enough? It sucks, but it's not enough be
by taneq 5y ago
> There are tons of procedures to make pretty sure devices are wiped completely from any sort of data. Why is this not enough?
It sucks, but it's not enough because it doesn't remove the incentive to steal the device in the first place. If you want someone to plonk down $2k for a fancy phone, you'd better be able to (a) convince them that they'll be able to re-sell it for a good chunk of that amount, and (b) at the same time reassure them that there's no point anyone stealing their expensive new toy, which means they aren't just painting a giant target on their head.
If the thousands of devices you mention were legitimately obtained, why were they locked with account credentials that you didn't have? Or were they recovered from dumped recycling or something?
- b3lvedere 5y ago"If the thousands of devices you mention were legitimately obtained, why were they locked with account credentials that you didn't have? Or were they recovered from dumped recycling or something?" Oh that was not only smartphones, but also data carriers like harddisks and usb sticks. Apologies for not clarifying. Nevertheless valid points indeed. Regarding smartphones people just forgot or died. Most of them 'assumed IT would have some way of recovering them so they did not bother'.
- taneq 5y agoOh, right yeah that makes sense. And a moment after I posted I remembered the "donate your old phone" bins that many mobile phone shops had last time I was phone shopping. I'd imagine most people dropping their 3-year-old iPhone into one of those wouldn't bother to disassociate their account with it before they hit reset and chucked it in.
- lotsofpulp 5y ago>If you want someone to plonk down $2k for a fancy phone Which phone is this?
- JadoJodo 5y agoWhile I suspect this is a slight exaggeration, a 1 TB iPhone 13 Pro Max w/ 2 years of AppleCare+ (with Theft and Loss), as well as tax (for me in the US, at least) runs $1,980.08. It's $1,599 without the add-ons.
- taneq 5y agoNow convert that to Australian dollars and you've got a phone that costs more than some gaming laptops.
- hoseja 5y agoTheft should be prevented socially, not technologically IMO.
- _-david-_ 5y agoSeems unlikely that you could prevent all thefts through social methods so technological methods should still be used.