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Re:My phone was searched at LAX, which apparently is the new... by HappyTypist on Friday April 07, 2017 @09:38AM (#14059492)
The reason for asking for your passcode is so they can perform functional testing, and they don't end up giving customers a device that isn't perfect.

It is stored in a database, but the passcode is deleted immediately after the genius marks the service as completed.

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Re:My phone was searched at LAX, which apparently is the new... by tfryman on Friday April 07, 2017 @09:41AM (#14059519)
"Deleted immediately" is more likely a flag in the database being set to "don't show".
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Re:My phone was searched at LAX, which apparently is the new... by smarx007 on Friday April 07, 2017 @10:01AM (#14059668)
Well, it might be deleted immediately from the prod DB, but there is always a DB backup...
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