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Re:Ask HN: What does one look for in a laptop these days? by nightpool on Saturday October 16, 2021 @02:25PM (#28890140)
Wait, are you saying that if you set up FileVault to not use your iCloud account, Apple still holds a master key? I thought that was the whole point of using your own recovery key
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Re:Ask HN: What does one look for in a laptop these days? by walterbell on Sunday October 17, 2021 @08:11AM (#28895890)
Seconding this question!

2017 article says Apple doesn't have a copy without iCloud enabled, https://www.macworld.com/article/229963/want-to-recover-a-fi...

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Re:Ask HN: What does one look for in a laptop these days? by smoldesu on Sunday October 17, 2021 @08:06PM (#28900863)
I can't respond in good faith without access to the source code. Everything that I would tell you is just conjecture based on either trust or hatred of Apple, which is equally useless to the consumer. Use your best judgement.
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