Reset any Apple Silicon MacBook

You can reset literally any Apple Silicon based MacBook even if it’s password protected. Just keep pressing the power key it’ll go into the startups options and select disk utility

erase macintosh HD

and reinstall macOS

this is really concerning, you can literally steal any MacBook and use it as a brand new. Apple should implement some sort of safety measures like Apple ID before hard resetting macOS or something Better.

Tried and tested in M1 MacBook Air 2020