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Disassemble and remove the battery. I can do this in about 1-2 minutes, others more skilled can do it in <30 seconds.
by oldbbsnickname 3y ago
Disassemble and remove the battery. I can do this in about 1-2 minutes, others more skilled can do it in <30 seconds.
- okr 3y agoAnd then? You can not turn it on again, without also activating the beacon. I wonder if stolen iphones have any value except for hardware parts.
- teekert 3y agoYeah I also wonder what a thief would do with it? Maybe the recycle value is enough for her? Or she gets it to a store where they don't check and recycle parts?
- Cthulhu_ 3y agoDidn't iphones start to have DRM on the individual components?
- layer8 3y ago1) Faraday cage. 2) If the thief knows or can guess your passcode, you are screwed, because they can take over your iCloud: https://www.macrumors.com/2023/04/19/apple-responds-to-iphone-theft-recovery-key-report/ https://www.macrumors.com/2023/04/19/apple-responds-to-iphon...
- jamespo 3y agothey don't have many guesses to do that, how would they know the code given almost everyone unlocks via camera?
- layer8 3y agoRead the link? Apple requires you to enter the passcode every now and then, and thieves exploit when that happens in public.
- neves 3y agoIn Brazil the thief menaces you till you give him your password
- lxgr 3y agoWhile walking and without alerting the person you just bumped into to the fact that you just took their phone? More realistically, a well-prepared/tech-savvy thief could just drop the phone into a Faraday bag in their backpack/pocket, or alternatively just turn off the phone! Fortunately, the one that my friend encountered didn't do any of that.