> Repair techs at Google/Apple/etc do not need to know any secrets in order to do their job.
Certainly not state secrets. But they do need to know trade secrets. For example: exact (official) replacement products, procedures, and documentation steps in order to ensure the device doesn't show up as "this is fraudulent or pirated or hacked or modified or whatever the fuck the copyright overlords demand can't be done".
Certainly not state secrets. But they do need to know trade secrets. For example: exact (official) replacement products, procedures, and documentation steps in order to ensure the device doesn't show up as "this is fraudulent or pirated or hacked or modified or whatever the fuck the copyright overlords demand can't be done".