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Re:Things the guys who stole my phone have texted me to try ... by Dylan16807 on Tuesday June 04, 2024 @08:19PM (#40580242)
They often use security as an excuse to be anti-repair.

That doesn't mean they're lying any time they mention security. Many of the things they do really are to benefit the customer. One of those is having strong locks on stolen phones.

Re:Things the guys who stole my phone have texted me to try ... by teeray on Wednesday June 05, 2024 @12:06AM (#40581300)
Security is often a cloak for anti-consumer measures for companies. For another example, Netflix and friends have adopted the “we noticed suspicious activity on your account” phraseology to dress up their password sharing crackdown as something consumers want.