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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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[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

In the past, Apple has locked components to the phone by requiring proprietary pairing software to enable the use of these parts that only Apple technicians can access. This means that Apple gets a cut of any repairs and prevents you from doing repairs on your own for some components.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Ok and this specific change adds to that in what way?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 days ago

Now the parts need additional registration at apple at the time of the pairing, I assume.