Sure, but as soon as they remove it from their iCloud account that activation lock is removed. (yes, you can connect to wifi before you enter the password) The

Sure, but as soon as they remove it from their iCloud account that activation lock is removed. (yes, you can connect to wifi before you enter the password) The only time this is not true is when the previous owner has intentionally marked the device lost or stolen in the find-my App/Site. I think a lot of this backlash is recyclers getting stolen goods. (Also, iCloud lock is bypassed if there is an MDM, like in a corporate setting- then the icloud lock can be remotely enabled/disabled by the organisations IT department)