You need Apple’s permission to wipe a device so when you steal a device, you can’t wipe it and sell it. It’s part of Apple’s ongoing efforts to prevent stolen devices providing any value when stolen.

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fsflover 3 days ago | parent [-]

If this is mandatory, then it's not really your device.

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Ferret7446 3 days ago | parent [-]

Well, the alternative is that it's not your device either when someone steals it, it's now their device. The average user cares far more about that

	▲	fsflover 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		If you can even opt-out of that, this is basically a nanny device.