Apple Wipes
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New Macbooks and Imacs will brick themselves if they think they're being repaired by an independent technician
Apple does not tell its customers that the computers it sells are designed to punish them for opting to get their property repaired by independent technicians; the details of the T2 came from a leaked service manual.
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Apple's New Proprietary Software Locks Kill Independent Repair on New MacBook Pros
Apple has introduced software locks that will effectively prevent independent and third-party repair on 2018 MacBook Pro computers, according to internal Apple documents obtained by Motherboard. The new system will render the computer “inoperative” unless a proprietary Apple “system configuration” software is run after parts of the system are replaced.
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Apple preventing third-party iMac Pro & 2018 MacBook Pro repairs, internal document says
Apple says this new guideline applies to MacBook Pro machines that have display assembly, logic board, top case, and Touch ID board repairs. For the iMac Pro, the System Configuration software must be used if the Logic Board or flash storage are replaced.
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Bloomberg claims China spied on Apple, Amazon using server chips
Apple and Amazon have issued detailed denials about an investigation by the news agency Bloomberg which claims that chips implanted in servers made by Chinese PC manufacturer SuperMicro Computer - and which were also supplied to a company named Elemental which Amazon acquired - were used to spy on the companies, and also a number of government agencies.
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There's No Good Fix If the Supply Chain Gets Hacked [sic]
A major report from Bloomberg on Thursday describes an infiltration of the hardware supply chain, allegedly orchestrated by the Chinese military, that reaches an unprecedented geopolitical scope and scale—and may be a manifestation of the tech industry's worst fears. If the details are correct, it could be a nearly impossible mess to clean up.
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