MacBooks from 2020 Are Being Sold for Scrap Because of Activation Lock

Re:MacBooks from 2020 Are Being Sold for Scrap Because of Ac... by jb1991 on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @11:52AM (#34506231)

But security is about more than what you do at the end of a machine’s ownership, it’s all the things you have to consider while the machine is out in the world with very sensitive information on it. And now those security departments have much less to worry about because of this security architecture in the chip.

As the sibling commenter points out, this should also result in less waste as those drives do not need to be destroyed if the device is properly unlocked.

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Re:MacBooks from 2020 Are Being Sold for Scrap Because of Ac... by krolden on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @12:20PM (#34506710)

What information would be recoverable without the storage device? ROM dumps? I doubt the majority of these computers are running any super secret firmware and if they are I assume there would be extra precautions taken when its EoL.

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Re:MacBooks from 2020 Are Being Sold for Scrap Because of Ac... by jb1991 on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @12:39PM (#34507041)

I'm talking about machines in active use that are out in the world, with their owners -- security teams have much less to worry about than they used to, as the modern Apple security architecture takes much of the burden off them.

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Re:MacBooks from 2020 Are Being Sold for Scrap Because of Ac... by katbyte on Friday January 27, 2023 @09:05AM (#34546137)

The problem isn’t retiring devices it is stolen or lost devices. Anything that makes it harder for thieves or protects my data is a huge win for me.

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