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Re:Perfectly good M1 MacBooks are being scrapped because of ... by nicolas_17 on Tuesday July 11, 2023 @02:41AM (#36677214)
If you're okay with your stolen device being reused as long as they can't access your data, you can do that, click the "Erase" button on the Find My app.
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Re:Perfectly good M1 MacBooks are being scrapped because of ... by thefz on Tuesday July 11, 2023 @02:44AM (#36677239)
And for the cases treated in the article, where there's no person to erase such data in the first place? Rare earth paperweights?
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Re:Perfectly good M1 MacBooks are being scrapped because of ... by t-writescode on Tuesday July 11, 2023 @02:48AM (#36677258)
Process should be improved at those companies and/or the recycling firms should refuse Apple products that are still activation locked. It will slow down process; but, it is an appropriate route.

As for dead people, a death certificate + 40 days (or a longer waiting period) should be sufficient, imo.

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Re:Perfectly good M1 MacBooks are being scrapped because of ... by nicolas_17 on Tuesday July 11, 2023 @02:55AM (#36677322)
For dead people there's this whole system: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212360 + https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208510
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