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 soupfordummies on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @07:01PM (#34512424)

Unfortunately Apple devices are not ignored by thieves.

I thought this too until I had an iPhone stolen last year.

Coordinated rings target music festivals and I’d imagine enough people’s phones AREN’T activation locked that it’s worth it to them.

Apparently they ship the locked ones to China for scrap now. And that’s exactly where mine phoned home from he final time.

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Re:MacBooks from 2020 Are Being Sold for Scrap Because of Ac... by Gigachad on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @09:36PM (#34513678)

All phones, Android and iOS are activation locked. The phones are sent away to be parted out. Basically all the spare parts you see on ebay and Amazon are stolen. No one makes real 3rd party iphone screens so its almost certainly stolen.

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Re:MacBooks from 2020 Are Being Sold for Scrap Because of Ac... by katbyte on Friday January 27, 2023 @09:21AM (#34546311)

And people wonder why apple is now fingerprinting and locking parts lol

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