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Re:Apple’s Activation Lock Will Make It Difficult to Refurbi... by tamrix on Wednesday December 04, 2019 @11:15PM (#21709931)
You know you've always had the option to ban the imei number of your phones radio with all the providers. That's making it pretty damn worthless Imo.

What Apple has done just isn't with the trade off.

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Re:Apple’s Activation Lock Will Make It Difficult to Refurbi... by mantas on Thursday December 05, 2019 @06:30AM (#21711545)
At least several years ago those IMEI databases weren't shared internationally. It wasn't uncommon for people to learn that their phone was obtained illegally only when travelling far away.
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