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Re:MacBooks from 2020 Are Being Sold for Scrap Because of Ac... by jakelazaroff on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @11:32AM (#34505897)
The backdoor is already there, is it not? According to Apple's support site, you can remove the lock remotely [1], which means they can remove the lock remotely. You're already trusting Apple.

Given that, removing the activation lock after notifying you with a 30/60/whatever day window to respond seems like a reasonable policy to me.

[1] https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201441

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Re:MacBooks from 2020 Are Being Sold for Scrap Because of Ac... by dev_tty01 on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @11:53AM (#34506256)
>you can remove the lock remotely [1], which means they can remove the lock remotely

Not the same thing, depending upon how the authentication is handled.

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