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Re:Apple’s Mac security is so good, it’s sending used M1 Mac... by amelius on Friday January 27, 2023 @10:38AM (#34547219)
Obviously, the laptop contains some bytes somewhere which refer to Apple.

Just make those bytes point somewhere else (assuming Apple allows you to), and run a server at that location and you're done.

What is the problem?

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Re:Apple’s Mac security is so good, it’s sending used M1 Mac... by pwinnski on Monday January 30, 2023 @11:10AM (#34581657)
Off the top of my head: if you can change those bytes, sophisticated thieves can change those bytes, and eventually anybody buying a kit on the open market can change those bytes.

Also, as I previously mentioned, sophisticated thieves can block traffic anywhere other than Apple by default.

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