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<blockquote data-quote="MacInWin" data-source="post: 1573100"><p>On the other side of the argument, Apple is being "encouraged" by threats from DAs in NY and CA to make their products less attractive to thieves by putting in kill switches. So Apple (and other digital rights folks) are facing a dilemma: Do we make devices tightly tied to ONE person and really clamp down hard on that to make the DAs happy, or do we make it so that we can release the device to someone who claims it belongs to them now, through the death of the original owner? And if the latter, how do we satisfy the DA demands that we KNOW the person is actually dead? Apple doesn't want to get into the business of collecting and verifying death certificates, worldwide. </p><p></p><p>It's a tough problem, no easy solution.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MacInWin, post: 1573100"] On the other side of the argument, Apple is being "encouraged" by threats from DAs in NY and CA to make their products less attractive to thieves by putting in kill switches. So Apple (and other digital rights folks) are facing a dilemma: Do we make devices tightly tied to ONE person and really clamp down hard on that to make the DAs happy, or do we make it so that we can release the device to someone who claims it belongs to them now, through the death of the original owner? And if the latter, how do we satisfy the DA demands that we KNOW the person is actually dead? Apple doesn't want to get into the business of collecting and verifying death certificates, worldwide. It's a tough problem, no easy solution. [/QUOTE]
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