![]() Handy and sort of cool, right?Īs I already witnessed, one problem occurs when the organization offloads computers to recyclers without de-registering them first. This way organizations can issue a new computer to someone, perhaps in a remote location, and simply by virtue of that serial number being registered, the user can be assured a full deployment of the company software. The user is also informed of this while stepping through the initial setup wizard. Apparently some schools and other organizations use an Internet-wide software deployment solution from Apple called DEP (Device Enrollment Program) - they register serial numbers with a management tool, and when a serial is detected on the Internet, the user gets a pop-up asking if they want the organization's software dumped to their machine. I called the recycler I bought this laptop from to ask what was going on, and he was familiar with the issue. These computers are donated/sold to recyclers by academia, corporations, and government. He sent me a screenshot:Īs a refurbisher, I buy thousands of broken MacBooks from recyclers every year, fix them, and sell them. ![]() A customer emailed to say he loved the computer I sold him, but he also asked why he was getting constant popups stating that “Device Enrollment XXX can automatically configure your Mac”? I wasn’t sure.
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