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davidw said:

So if Sweeney was is so concern about peoples privacy, which we all know he isn't, why did he sell 40% of his company to Tencent?

https://www.thinkpolnews.com/tencent-the-controversial-giant-of-the-tech-world/

>Amnesty International gave Tencent a score of zero out of 100 for the company's treatment of data. Raising questions about the potential misuse of user information.<

Now, if Sweeney is still able to use "Find My" to locate his stolen Mac laptop, years after it was stolen, wouldn't that mean that the thief is using it? Why would it even be on, years after it was stolen (providing Sweeney was smart enough to wiped it clean and deactivate it)? Which would mean the thief would not be able to even install a new OS or replace the HD because the logic board is locked. Why would the thief even be turning it on and charging the battery, if the laptop should only be a paper weight by now? Was the thief a Fortnite fan and was buying a lot of Fortnite Bucks and thus leaving his laptop for the thief to use was paying off?

So if the thief is using it years after it was stolen, wouldn't that mean that they either guess the passcode or Sweeney wasn't smart enough to use one? So if he was using a passcode, was it something like ..... 123456? Now, the thief can't disable "Find My" on the device without knowing the iCloud account (and password), even if they know the passcode to the device. If this "genius" was so concern about the privacy of the the thief that stole his Mac, why don't he provide the thief with his iCloud account (Apple ID) and password, so "Find My" can be disabled and thus preventing him from being able to "invade" the privacy of the thief?

Xed said:

StationGrey said:

Man's a dick.

Probably, but this leans more (at best) to being completely ignorant about technology or (at worst) really liking the idea that a criminal can steal from Apple and there would be no way of getting caught.