Lots of people use computers. Some second-hand computers that appear to be intact are hopelessly scrapped. There is an interesting reason behind this. Because according to reports, recyclers have no way to log in and factory reset these machines, which are usually a few years old.
Apple, one of the US technology companies, calls its laptops MacBook. According to the news of Vice, some second-hand MacBooks turn into parts because they cannot be restored to factory settings. Because, the article claims, there is no way for recyclers to log in and reset machines that are usually a few years old to factory settings.
“IF A DEVICE IS LOCKED, THERE IS NOTHING TO BE DONE ABOUT IT”
“If a device is locked there is nothing to be done about it. Even jailbreakers/bypassers have no solution and probably won’t because Apple proprietary chips are tough.”
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According to the transfers, previous owners of devices are often companies or schools that buy and sell machines in bulk and are not interested in helping recyclers or renovators unlock the machines. According to Bumstead, previous owners don’t answer phones, and large companies that sell more than 3,000 machines assume they’ve already been destroyed.
Instead of finding a second home for these machines, Bumstead and others are said to have disassembled them and sold the parts.
Responsible recyclers and refurbishers delete leftover data before selling used, second-hand devices. In this case, the data is deleted, but the device cannot be paired with a new user, allegedly making them virtually worthless.
No matter what happens, a bypassed Mac is a hacked, hacked machine, and if wiped and reset it will revert to a locked state, so it’s unethical to sell bypassed macs in a retail setting. said.
When Apple released its own M1 chip, it integrated the features of the T2 into those computers.
“If a device is locked there is nothing to be done about it. Even jailbreakers/bypassers have no solution and probably won’t because Apple proprietary chips are tough.”
This is due to Apple’s T2 security chip. First introduced in 2018, laptops make it impossible for anyone who isn’t the original owner to log into the machine. John Bumstead, the owner of a repair shop, used the following statements in his statement to Motherboard:
THEY ARE NOT INTERESTED, THEY DO NOT CALL ON THE PHONES!
No matter what happens, a bypassed Mac is a hacked, hacked machine, and if wiped and reset it will revert to a locked state, so it’s unethical to sell bypassed macs in a retail setting. said.
