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Re:Face ID, Touch ID, No ID, PINs and Pragmatic Security by gambiting on Thursday September 14, 2017 @09:32AM (#15247790)
I'm guessing they are still useful for parts though? Screens, batteries, cameras....all of that still works even if the motherboard is disabled.
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Re:Face ID, Touch ID, No ID, PINs and Pragmatic Security by snuxoll on Thursday September 14, 2017 @10:09AM (#15248157)
Sure, but the value of parts from a stolen device is much less than the value of a working device.
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Re:Face ID, Touch ID, No ID, PINs and Pragmatic Security by suvelx on Thursday September 14, 2017 @10:18AM (#15248246)
But the demand for parts is a lot higher than that for stolen phones.

You might not buy a phone from an internet cafe that sells 2nd hand phones, but you might buy a replacement screen from an internet cafe that does repairs.

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