Everyone is debating whether "theft prevention" is the valid argument.
That's like banks blaming you for "identity theft". No, the bank failed to safeguard your identity or validate your transactions.
Similarly here, the valid argument, and target of such changes, is unscrupulous “repair” shops, aka the market makers for these stolen parts.
Whether cars, or phones, after-market repairs are riddled with hazards, and it's not those shops that end up in the news when someone's brakes fail, tire treads separate at speed, or a Samsung or iPhone explodes their face off.
That's like banks blaming you for "identity theft". No, the bank failed to safeguard your identity or validate your transactions.
Similarly here, the valid argument, and target of such changes, is unscrupulous “repair” shops, aka the market makers for these stolen parts.
Whether cars, or phones, after-market repairs are riddled with hazards, and it's not those shops that end up in the news when someone's brakes fail, tire treads separate at speed, or a Samsung or iPhone explodes their face off.