Re:iPhone 15 Teardown Reveals Software Lockdown
by asddubs on Tuesday September 26, 2023 @02:30AM
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I suppose the awkward part of blacklisting is that if a phone isn't immediately reported, someone may sell a stolen part to a repair business, which installs it, and then a week later the customers phone is locked down, through no fault of either the person who had their phone repaired or the repair shop
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Re:iPhone 15 Teardown Reveals Software Lockdown
by Dylan16807 on Tuesday September 26, 2023 @02:39AM
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That's a situation where some kind of delay could handle it. They don't need to reuse those parts instantly. I doubt the fraction of people that report a theft after months have gone by is very big.
Re:iPhone 15 Teardown Reveals Software Lockdown
by rekoil on Tuesday September 26, 2023 @02:36AM
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A repair business doing that wouldn't be in business for long though.
There are APIs available for verifying whether FindMy is disabled for the device in question, that might be a better proof that the device is honestly sold to a repair shop for parts.
For devices broken enough that they don't turn on there needs to be a way to remove them from FindMy without using the device though... is removing them from the list available at https://appleid.apple.com enough?
Re:iPhone 15 Teardown Reveals Software Lockdown
by AussieWog93 on Tuesday September 26, 2023 @02:33AM
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The customer then kicks up a fuss, the repairman realises that the part came from a stolen phone and the supplier of these parts is either reported or blacklisted by the repairman and every other repairman they know.