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Theft is still profitable. They are maybe getting less money by selling for parts to a fence than if selling a laptop that can be resold straight away, maybe by
by pmontra 4y ago
Theft is still profitable. They are maybe getting less money by selling for parts to a fence than if selling a laptop that can be resold straight away, maybe by themselves. Still some money.
- eterevsky 4y agoWith some devices like iPhones Apple goes even further preventing swapping the components between phones. This prevents selling stolen devices even for parts.
- theshrike79 4y agoYep, this is exactly why the TouchID component is paired with the motherboard/display. Otherwise the thief could just steal the phone, wire in a hacked Touch ID that accepts any thumbprint and resell the phone. This way it's way too expensive to be profitable unless you're doing it on an industrial scale. Most thieves resort to trying to con the previous owner into giving their Apple ID for unlocking.
- seltzered_ 4y agosortof, it may just mean more complicated networks for selling/shipping for use as parts. see this example of a stolen iphone from london getting shipped to china: https://hachyderm.io/@em0/109494729273725207 https://hachyderm.io/@em0/109494729273725207
- dev_tty01 4y agoSure, but the incentive is still reduced. That is a good thing.