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DMarquesPT t1_j6mo1ve wrote

Reply to comment by WurzelGummidge in Activation Lock is a great feature, but needs a rethink as 2020 Macs are turned into landfill by hugglenugget

How so? The IT managers at these companies can easily disable activation lock when resetting the MacBooks, thus allowing them to be resold or donated to be used by others.

It’s not Apple’s fault that they didn’t do their jobs properly

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terrymr t1_j6n7zsq wrote

Or these machines were sold to the recycler to be destroyed for security reasons.

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objective_opinions t1_j6nc16l wrote

This seems like what is happening here. The owner of these computers specifically wants them destroyed. I think that’s heinous and stupid. But it’s their property

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DMarquesPT t1_j6ngtl6 wrote

Yeah, that’s the real issue here. Erasing the encryption keys will safeguard their deleted data on disk, there’s no reason to perpetuate the myth

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medievalmachine t1_j6mqtwc wrote

The article says that the process for enterprises isn't the same, so.

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Gundea t1_j6mw9gh wrote

Enterprises can absolutely remove activation lock on managed MacBooks, otherwise I wouldn’t have been able to buy my old work MacBook.

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medievalmachine t1_j6n1rsn wrote

Oh sure they can. Is it based on individual two factor authentication though, so a laptop for someone who was dismissed can’t be unlocked? I would assume that’s the issue for the M1 and newer laptops with fingerprint scanners. Can’t invite fired employees back to unlock, or remote employees, not worth the cost. They should resell them, but most won’t and in fact will pay to get rid of them securely, and to avoid corruption of an in-house team handling merchandise, basically.

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objective_opinions t1_j6n3tia wrote

No. It’s not. Enterprise MDM activation lock and personal activation lock are two different things. This is really blown out of proportion. Apple added a much needed feature. And there is documentation of it. A lot of documentation. And people and companies are either choosing not to turn off the lock are too lazy or too stupid.

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