[hobr]

If they are using Mobile Device Management (MDM), they can remotely wipe all the laptops before allowing departing staff to keep them.

[culi]

from another comment here by someone who was part of these layoffs it doesn't seem like they're being wiped

[SkyPuncher]

Can you link to that comment?

It seems the person's statement I've found is not incongruent with the company also wiping it.

[culi]

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33901808

Implication seems to be that they'd have to wipe it themselves

[SkyPuncher]

No, that is not the implication.

It's simply stating he plans to have it wiped. It does not make any statement about the companies plans.

IMO, even if my company wiped a laptop they gave to me, I'd do another wipe just to make sure it's perfectly fresh and clean. It's way easier to transfer to a pristine Mac than one that's had all of the initial setup skipped to validate a wipe.

[culi]

Well I guess we have different readings on it then