Apple's Activation Lock for iPhone components will make a huge dent in the market for stolen iPhones, though it introduces another barrier to DIY repairs (Ben Lovejoy/9to5Mac)

Resident Pulser@infosec.pub · 3 months ago

Apple's Activation Lock for iPhone components will make a huge dent in the market for stolen iPhones, though it introduces another barrier to DIY repairs (Ben Lovejoy/9to5Mac)

Hux@lemmy.ml · edit-2 3 months ago

Good. The benefit outweighs the cost by a huge margin.

You might see a few butt-hurts nerd-raging over self-repair, but the problem associated with worldwide stolen phones and Frankenstein iPhone units is a much bigger issue than a few insulated incels wanting to self-repair their iPhones.

No one is getting stabbed in a subway station over self-repair.

(And that’s all based on the assumption it may impact self-repair, it’s still in beta)

VeganCheesecake · 3 months ago

Were you trying to formulate that as inflammatorily as possible?

Apple's Activation Lock for iPhone components will make a huge dent in the market for stolen iPhones, though it introduces another barrier to DIY repairs (Ben Lovejoy/9to5Mac)

Apple's Activation Lock for iPhone components will make a huge dent in the market for stolen iPhones, though it introduces another barrier to DIY repairs (Ben Lovejoy/9to5Mac)

Apple's Activation Lock for iPhone components will make a huge dent in the market for stolen iPhones, while also introducing another barrier to DIY repairs