[Broken_Hippo]

I think we should tackle this problem by collectively teaching people not to steal.

I'm sorry, but do you actually think that people steal because they weren't taught otherwise? I mean, perhaps this works with, say, wage theft but it just doesn't pan out to theft of laptops. Everyone knows this is frowned upon. You can lessen such theft by making sure folks don't feel compelled to steal by making sure you have a robust safety net that allows for pocket money and buying computers and things - but you simply won't get rid of it completely.

In any case, laptop theft isn't a question of "teaching people not to steal". Theft happens worldwide.

[nicolas_17]

Teach people not to buy activation-locked laptops, and thieves won't have anyone to sell them to.