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Fair point, but that solution doesn't address the market for theft, so there's a tradeoff there.
by purplehat_ 7mo ago
Fair point, but that solution doesn't address the market for theft, so there's a tradeoff there.
- Retr0id 7mo agoIf you put the icloud-lockout stuff early enough in the boot chain (which I believe is the case on apple silicon macs already?), that seems like a solvable problem too. I can understand why apple hasn't put the engineering effort into making something like this happen, but I don't think it's because they can't make it happen.
- albuic 7mo agoAnd it is not stopping people from steal IPhones as they can resell parts as usual.
- fragmede 7mo agoThe stolen parts have serials on them that get blacklisted. iOS isn't going to run with a camera that's been marked as stolen.
- pocksuppet 7mo agoAnd the consequence for this is that you can't replace your own camera - or home button. Instead of a thief stealing your phone, Apple steals your phone. Not worth it. They could still track it by IMEI when it connects to a network.