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Well said! There has to be a better way to balance anti-theft and the interest of re-use. It seems abhorrent that fully functional, almost new devices have to b
by patapong 4y ago
Well said! There has to be a better way to balance anti-theft and the interest of re-use. It seems abhorrent that fully functional, almost new devices have to be thrown away.
For example, a possible solution could be the following: If a device is locked to an account, the new owner can send an anonymous request to the apple account of the previous owner of the device, asking them to authorize an unlock. This would protect stolen devices, while also making it possible to recover devices where the previous owner was simply neglectful in unlocking the device before selling it. Of course, it would not help if the previous owner is dead, but anything helps.
- jeroenhd 4y agoThis assumes the previous owner (still) uses an Apple account. If I were to switch from Mac to Windows, I don't see why I would check my Apple account for notifications.
- threeseed 4y agoIt also seems abhorrent that fully functional, almost new devices are stolen and resold for commercial gain.
- 2OEH8eoCRo0 4y agoApparently Apple is the police now and people want this. They scan for CSAM on your devices and lock it down to fight thieves.
- fragmede 4y agoSing it with me: One of these things, is not like the other! Look if you just want to get your 3 minute hate against Apple out I'm happy to yell and scream with you (fsck their walled garden), but scanning for CSAM on your device (which they took back and aren't oing) is not the same thing as fighting thieves. Hell, Apple recently made the move to allow iCloud backups to be fully encrypted, impervious to Apple, the local police department, the FBI, the CIA, and the NSA (unless they've broken the encryption scheme, and they didn't tell anyone, which is entirely possible, but that's like Edward Snowden levels of "they're out to get you"), so I'm not sure how they're "the police now".
- patapong 4y agoAgreed! Let's try to find a solution where neither happens.