Andrew Cunningham reports on Ars Technica this morning:
One of the new features iOS 7 introduced was an upgrade to the Find My iPhone service called Activation Lock–in addition to tracking your phone, sending it messages, and wiping your data, any iOS device with Find My iPhone enabled now requires your Apple ID to reactivate it. Even if your phone is stolen, the thief can’t turn around and resell it as a new phone.
I LOVE this!! PYBT: iOS 7 Activation Lock cutting iPhone theft, damaging resale market for all of the gory details.