Apple's law-enforcement critics 'appreciative' of new activation lock

Two prominent law enforcers in the U.S. who have been pushing Apple to do more to combat iPhone theft say they appreciate a new feature previewed earlier Monday that could help make stolen iPhones more difficult for thieves to resell.

The ?activation lock? feature, which was shown at the company?s Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco on Monday, requires the use of the owner?s Apple ID and password to reset or reactivate a phone that has been locked, disabled or wiped.

?We are appreciative of the gesture made by Apple to address smartphone theft,? said George Gasc�n, the district attorney for San Francisco, and Eric Schneiderman, state attorney general for New York, in a joint statement.

?We reserve judgment on the activation lock feature until we can understand its actual functionality,? they said.

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