iPhones 'disabled' if Apple detects third-party repairs

Re:iPhones 'disabled' if Apple detects third-party repairs by CamperBob2 on Saturday February 06, 2016 @09:52PM (#11051326)

Does that document explain Apple's motivation for bricking phones that never had the fingerprint reader enabled, and that didn't even use traditional lock passwords?

No?

Well, then it makes sense to look elsewhere for that motivation. Additional data appears to be needed. Lacking such data, assumptions are all we have.

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Re:iPhones 'disabled' if Apple detects third-party repairs by charlesarthur on Sunday February 07, 2016 @05:55PM (#11055382)

Possibly you're stretching for Hanlon's Razor, except you've got the wrong end of it. Hanlon's is the one that says "never assign to malice what can be assigned to stupidity". This feels like a screwup. The reason why it happens is consistent with security. But the effects are maddening.

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Re:iPhones 'disabled' if Apple detects third-party repairs by CamperBob2 on Thursday February 18, 2016 @05:31PM (#11129880)

Looks like you got this one right, and I'm glad to admit it.

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Re:iPhones 'disabled' if Apple detects third-party repairs by CamperBob2 on Sunday February 07, 2016 @06:59PM (#11055650)

Could be. At least your assumption, unlike mine, is testable. If it's an unintentional bug, the policy behind "Error 53" will become more consumer-friendly in an upcoming iOS update. If it doesn't... well, Occam wins the day.

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