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There is n=1 up there that someone is not stealing his laptop. He just forgot his firmware password. His Find My account still showing the device, but Apple d

• sbuk 4y ago
  It's unfortunate, for sure, but the warnings are abundant; in not so many words don't forget these passwords or the consequences will be dire. Losing receipts for big ticket items is, I'm afraid to say, irresponsible. File the hard copy, or scan and save in multiple secure locations. The burden of proof of ownership is on the owner, it cannot be any other way. Heck, I'm sure a credit card receipt would do. Find it on a bank statement and go to small claims in the worst case.
• brookst 4y ago
  Sure. And that sucks. But do is it worth incentivizing the theft of n = many laptops? This is the government encryption backdoor all over again. There is no such thing as a security backdoor that can be used only by good guys. If Apple can’t determine someone is the legitimate owner of a locked device, they have two choices: allow thieves to unlock devices, resulting in more theft. Or decline to unlock for some legitimate owners who chose to lock their device and not take precautions. It’s a tough choice, but I think Apple is making the right one here. You may disagree, and that’s fine.
• olliej 4y ago
  Ok, so what is the metric Apple should use for deciding whether someone has lost their password or someone has stolen a laptop? Or should Apple just remove the activation lock feature, that was added specifically in response to large amounts of theft because we don’t think those thefts are going to happen any more?