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		bosswipe on Nov 10, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Introducing the next generation of Mac What advantage do you see to "secure hardware", I'm unaware of any recent Mac security issue that would have been prevented by it. It gives Apple a lot more control over the device but I don't see any advantage to the user.

crummy on Nov 10, 2020 [–]

One advantage I could see would be lowering value for thieves, if it worked out like locked phones that cannot just be wiped and resold.

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