It's so fucking sad that someone who literally saves around a year to buy its first used MacBook...
...ends up with a MacBook that just the next day gets Remote Management Locked for an Brazilian company that ceased to exist two years ago.
First lesson always: Check iCloud, check Remote Management. If it has any of these, don't but, it's a paperweight.
#Technology #Computer #Computers #Laptop #Laptops #iCloud #iCloudLock #RemoteManagement #Apple #MacBook #MacBookAir #MacBookPro #SecondHand
@heiseonline ja, weil es #Greenwashing ist mit einer nicht-einheimischen Pflanze.
@iFixit #Apple is not just #AntiRepair, but actively #AntiRefurbisher and #AntiReuse with their weaponization of #iCloudLock which allows anyone with the knowledge of an #IMEI or #MAC or #SerialNumber to remotely #brick any #Apple device via #iCloud.
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I want @EUCommission & @BMWK to #ban #AntiRepairDesign as pioneered and rolled out by #Apple and copied by a lot of others!
Anything else is undue #Leniency against any #GAFAMs that build #unrepairable #electronics!
And yes, #iCloudLock can be weaponized against users like you and #Apple refuses to even acknowledge the issue!
@kolloid @HonkHase hilft auch nix wenn das gerät remote per #iCloudLock gesperrt werden kann!
#Bullshit like the #iCloudLock by #Apple should be prosecuted as #Theft and #CyberCrime done by Apple!
#ClassAction as a measure to deliver recourse against #Corporations is inherently #flawed, #unjust and cements the fact that "If the #penalty is a #fine, it's only #illegal for the #poor"!
In case you don't believe me that #ClassActions only exist to enrich #LawFirms and allow any #corporation to send out insultingly-low #cheques:
#Valve literally changed their [luckily illegal in places with #ConsumerProtection like the #EU] #SteamSubscriberAgreement to basically force people [in the #USA and the rest of the world] to kiss their #Steam account goodbye if they choose to join a Class Action.
#Sony's #OtherOsSettlement didn't force them to #reinstate the #OtherOs functionality on the #PS3 and only gave US comsumers tiny cheques! A core functionality that was as much of a seller of the product as #BackwardsCompatibility and #BluRay playback...
No Class Action against #Apple forced them to #undo shit they purposefully designed into products - espechally their #AntiRepairDesign with #DRM that basically requires a RAT to authenticate parts which they do to this very day and which they literally patented...
(Don't even get me started on the shitshow that is #iCloudLock which I hope the @EUCommission will #ban as it's *infringing on #ConsumerRights re: #property and causes thousands of tons of 100% avoidable #eWaste...)
#Rant #US #UScentrism #AmericaCentrism #law #legal #ValueRemoving #RentSeeking #Consumer #PropertyRights #ITsec #IT #tech #SueHappy #SueHappyCulture
@EU_Commission @Bundesverband Espechally since #iCloudLock is at best a #security and #privacy nightmare...
Seriously, #Apple preventing people and businesses from #refurbishing should be illegal!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfwy-y5rCoc
And I sincerely hope both @EU_Commission and @Bundesverband will actively go after manufacturers that want to deny people their freedom to actually own their devices as per "1st sale doctrine".
Like it's none of Apple's business if someone chose to get a #refurbished display unless they want to fraudulently sell it as a new device and not a replacement - but that's already covered with fraud.
#RightToRepair #iCloudLock #ActivationLock #DRM #DefectiveByDesign #AntiRepair #AntiRepairDesign #Repairability #RightToRepairEU #ConsumerRights #ConsumerProtection #eWaste #Envoirment #ReUse #Repair #Recycle #iPhone #iPad #Mac #MacBook #MacBookPro #MacPro #MacMini #MacStudio #Smartphones #Tablets #Laptops #PCs #Macs #Mac #iOS #iPadOS #macOS
@DJDarren OFC - just like #iCloudLock has nothing to do with #theft of #Apple devices but solely with #AssetDenial against #Refurbishers...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzS2vwDUO9U
@walsonde @nano @EU_Commission worse is only #Apple with their literal #remote #theft aka. #iCloudLock:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzS2vwDUO9U
And yes, they even lock out legitimate original buyers with purchase reciept:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxaCUugPoRY
And it can be weaponized against users without their knowledge or any effective recourse:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifOifNBgyRg
And that is a huge pain in the rear to deal with:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeY_9KI2IhE
@Tijn Shit like this should be illegal IMHO...
Could be worse tho...
Imagine it was #iOS being remotely bricked by #Apple for being #EoL'd yet they refuse to provide future updates or unlock the devide so one could install i.e. #postmarketOS or #Android or whatever on them instead...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxaCUugPoRY
Or an #iCloudLock because f**k #refurbishers and #SecondHand / #UsedDevice resellers...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzS2vwDUO9U
Or a remote-bricked #Apple device due to stolen #SerialNumber...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifOifNBgyRg
@jesterchen The worst part is that this problem is known to #Apple and they could technically fix it by removing the #iCloudLock bullshit entirely...
But they won't because they are assholes...
Seriously, #Apple's #iCloudLock is a shitty #Malware if not #Govware since it can be #weaponized to remotely #brick #iPhone|s, #iPad|s and #iPodTouch devices.
