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Re:Apple’s Mac security is so good, it’s sending used M1 Mac... by 2OEH8eoCRo0 on Friday January 27, 2023 @10:01AM (#34546771)
> Traditional disk encryption serves your protection perfectly well.

Exactly. I don't need Apple to protect me from thieves, I need the computer that I bought to protect my information.

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Re:Apple’s Mac security is so good, it’s sending used M1 Mac... by dijit on Friday January 27, 2023 @10:05AM (#34546819)
Disable "Find My" in iCloud settings and it works as normal.

You will likely get a little bit of Herd Immunity because Apple devices are known to be miserable to steal.

But otherwise it will work as you expect, just add some Filevault for FDE.

If you're advocating to remove these features for the rest of us, then as an Apple user: no thanks.

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Re:Apple’s Mac security is so good, it’s sending used M1 Mac... by 2OEH8eoCRo0 on Friday January 27, 2023 @10:40AM (#34547243)
> If you're advocating to remove these features for the rest of us

Not at all. They obviously need to be better documented or changed though since so many legitimate resales are being affected.

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Re:Apple’s Mac security is so good, it’s sending used M1 Mac... by TylerE on Friday January 27, 2023 @12:23PM (#34548807)
As someone who was mugged on the DC subway for an iPhone about 10 years ago, hard disagree.
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