"Is this just a sinister way to generate more sales?".
This is a problem that primarily effects people who difficulty unlocking activation lock because
(a) they have forgotten their icloud password AND don't have access to the linked e-mail account any more AND don't have access to the associated phone number any more AND don't have original proof or purchase
I agree, I cannot really take the more malicious interpretation seriously if the premise of the lock is to render theft useless and ensure data security/privacy even in any situation.
I would be more sympathetic to the argument if it did not propose a sinister motive. My interpretation of the concern is mostly that the current system makes reselling Apple devices difficult, which is understandably frustrating for refurbishers/resellers of older devices.
Regrettably there is an intersection of reselling such devices and reselling stolen devices, and I think the intersection cannot be removed.
The return of the lock-status site would be good however, as it would at least allow legitimate resale participants to both be able to act with full information; I can imagine a social engineering attack here, but at the end of the day I don't think Apple should be help responsible to that degree, and I think sufficiently concise warnings about the process and multiple confirmations with additional information on what the result of the process will be should be enough.
I actually don't have a lot of sympathy towards the situation of IT Departments that have users moving in/out with such devices, as this is a fairly documented aspect of Apple devices for some time, and I believe Apple's Managed Apple IDs addresses this, but I have not personally used it so I can't speak in full confidence here. Apple's document would lead me to believe that this is the intended solution that these organizations are not using [0], as such devices don't give users access to the Find my Device feature, I understand this to be controlled by the IT administrator.
I do understand the video's point, but I don't think they make a compelling argument here except for the fact that it requires more work for them and previous sources for refurbished devices are unreliable now.
Angostura|3 years ago
This is a problem that primarily effects people who difficulty unlocking activation lock because
(a) they have forgotten their icloud password AND don't have access to the linked e-mail account any more AND don't have access to the associated phone number any more AND don't have original proof or purchase
or
(b) They stole your phone.
I think Apple's solution is reasonable
csydas|3 years ago
I would be more sympathetic to the argument if it did not propose a sinister motive. My interpretation of the concern is mostly that the current system makes reselling Apple devices difficult, which is understandably frustrating for refurbishers/resellers of older devices.
Regrettably there is an intersection of reselling such devices and reselling stolen devices, and I think the intersection cannot be removed.
The return of the lock-status site would be good however, as it would at least allow legitimate resale participants to both be able to act with full information; I can imagine a social engineering attack here, but at the end of the day I don't think Apple should be help responsible to that degree, and I think sufficiently concise warnings about the process and multiple confirmations with additional information on what the result of the process will be should be enough.
I actually don't have a lot of sympathy towards the situation of IT Departments that have users moving in/out with such devices, as this is a fairly documented aspect of Apple devices for some time, and I believe Apple's Managed Apple IDs addresses this, but I have not personally used it so I can't speak in full confidence here. Apple's document would lead me to believe that this is the intended solution that these organizations are not using [0], as such devices don't give users access to the Find my Device feature, I understand this to be controlled by the IT administrator.
I do understand the video's point, but I don't think they make a compelling argument here except for the fact that it requires more work for them and previous sources for refurbished devices are unreliable now.
0 - https://support.apple.com/hr-hr/guide/apple-business-manager...
DavideNL|3 years ago
There are many things i hate about Apple (and most big-tech companies in general) but this is not one of them.