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linsage t1_j0guza8 wrote

Reply to comment by BarneyrealG in So my iPhone 14 Pro Max and MacBook Pro was stolen in Hong Kong a week ago, and they are going far now.. by BZXY741

Right like… mayyybe making thieves lives more difficult will encourage them to find different careers??

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bigsmallhands t1_j0gvtk0 wrote

Exactly. Scammers and thieves only keep doing what they do because they get rewards. People need to keep the lights on somehow and if they aren't getting any "business" they will quit and find something else to do.

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francis8721 t1_j0gwscj wrote

They have the software to remove iCloud activation via rootkit so either way our devices are history.

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bigsmallhands t1_j0h65u4 wrote

Yeah I have a hard time believing that with how many devices are for sale with iCloud lock on them. If it was easy or at least possible to remove the lock, you’d sure think these large eBay sellers would do it to be able to sell devices for more money. Also iCloud lock is administered through the phone contacting Apples servers when it’s connected to the internet, so removing the lock wouldn’t work unless the device somehow stayed offline from Wi-Fi and cellular data which is unrealistic as doing anything these days needs some form of connection to the internet. The only way to get around the lock would be to change the serial number and IMEI so that way when it phones home to apples server, it would show as a device that wasn’t locked.

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