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That's a feature, not a bug https://techcrunch.com/2015/02/11/apples-activation-lock-leads-to-big-drops-in-smartphone-theft-worldwide/ https://techcrunch.com/20
by BoorishBears 4y ago
That's a feature, not a bug https://techcrunch.com/2015/02/11/apples-activation-lock-leads-to-big-drops-in-smartphone-theft-worldwide/ https://techcrunch.com/2015/02/11/apples-activation-lock-lea...
The tradeoff is very reasonable: People need to actively engage in the process of relinquishing control over a device that's essentially become an extension of the mind
- NoraCodes 4y agoEven if it's wiped?
- Jolter 4y agoThe idea is that ownership needs to be transferred in a structured and conscious way. A factory reset is not an ownership transfer and Apple are not keeping those operations separate. These are expensive devices and theft happens.
- C4K3 4y agoA reasonable solution would be to have a "Do you want to disassociate this phone from your iCloud account?" prompt as part of the factory reset.
- dawnerd 4y agoI thought this was the case already?
- literalAardvark 4y agoOn the Samsung J5 2017 you need to delete the Google accounts before resetting.I haven't tested FRP on anything newer.
- SpikeDad 4y agoIt is. iOS prompts to remove the Find My setting (iCloud Lock) when you use the Erase everything prompt. Requires entering your Apple ID password.
- sneak 4y agoThis already happens.
- mid-kid 4y agoWhen said "extension of the mind" is wiped, there's nothing left to lose but monetary value. I agree this was an anti-theft tactic, but in my opinion it does more harm than good given the amount of people that will forget their credentials, throw/give it away without decoupling it, servers that will shut down in the long run (rendering the devices inoperable), and etc.