[someonehere]

I’m bummed as an admin that the new M1s remove a function as an admin I always loved with remote management.

From what a sales/dev person for a Saas MDM app for macOs told me, the M1s do not have a lock device feature. You can only wipe the device.

If an employee was terminated, we could remote send a lock command with a numeric code. The only way to remove the lock is to get the code from us or have Apple reset it in person. The in person visit you have to prove you’re the owner or have authorization from the company to have Apple unlock it.

My only option now is to wipe it. So now I have to find a cloud backup provider to back these devices up in case I need an important file from an employee who decides to go rogue.