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) (www.techmeme.com)

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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 — Apple's latest theft-prevention measure went live for beta testers yesterday: Activation Lock for iPhone components.

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[-] TriflingToad@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

I'm fine with this as long as they make good quality replacement parts. Not forcing repair shops to really try to scrub down a 50¢ sensor for an hour that detects when a MacBook is closed because there is no way to get a replacement 1st party or 3rd party

[-] GenosseFlosse@feddit.org 6 points 1 month ago

The problem is that you cannot use old devices for spare parts anymore and must buy and register everything from apple.

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