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Aren't these things trackable? Don't phones have an IMEI and can't they be remote-bricked if stolen?
I mean, police don't care, but Apple could render these useless if they wanted to.
Not completely bricked, but they can be blacklisted from all carriers
I mean it still makes a great camera, even if imei is blacklisted.
I don't even use SIM cards, for security, so I literally wouldn't notice.
Generating planet-harming e-waste out of brand new phones to spite thieves who are largely motivated by economic desperation...
What an American idea.
Edit: Your downvotes have changed my mind. Now I love corpo killswitches on all of the devices I own. /s
Well the thieves should be stealing from corporations and not peoples houses. That’s something I can get behind.
Not bricking these devices will just mean that more people do it.
The US isn't as bad as some Americans. In Ecuador it's literally illegal for any business to sell used phones. The reason is to discourage phone theft.
Its really sad :(
🤔and no used phones leave the country??
I really don't know what happens to them. I suspect they just get thrown in the trash. But the phones here are cheap Chinese trash that break pretty fast anyway
I'm about to take all your shit out of economic desperation...it'd be one thing if we didn't have literal free food everywhere and free shelter may not be what you like but it's there plus we give fucking smartphones away for free in the USA.