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> But it obviously reduces the reward for stealing devices, which probably reduces crime? It doesn't reduce crime, it just shifts it to easier targets. Instea
by kelnos 2y ago
> But it obviously reduces the reward for stealing devices, which probably reduces crime?
It doesn't reduce crime, it just shifts it to easier targets.
Instead of figuring out why people commit crimes and making society work better to eliminate those reasons, we just shift the burden around and make things objectively worse for everyone.
I get that this is a super hard problem, one that likely can't ever be 100% solved, and Apple isn't responsible for it, but it frustrates me that everything is about controlling symptoms, never about curing the disease.
- buzzerbetrayed 2y agoDon't let the perfect be the enemy of the good. "Convincing everyone in the world to not commit crime" isn't a reasonable ask. What Apple did is actively working.
- MBCook 2y agoRight. There is nothing preventing Samsung or Huawei or Google or anyone else from making a similar system for their phones if it works as intended.
- toast0 2y agoAfaik, they do have similar systems. I had to bypass the Samsung lock on my FIL's old phone, thankfully it was a phone that was possible to bypass because he didn't know his samsung account password (and didn't know he had one) and wasn't getting the reset mails either.
- MBCook 2y agoOh that’s good to know. Thanks.