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Recently Motorola followed by Samsung started disabling/locking devices flagged as "illegal" through Mexico marking a precedent over the remote control manufacturers have over the devices they sell! Only after Mexican government made an official request to manufacturers they removed the lock.

Sources: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1537307-android-phones-disabled-remotly-in-mexico/ https://www.sammyfans.com/2023/10/23/samsung-stops-blocking-illegally-imported-galaxy-phones-in-mexico/

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[–] jet@hackertalks.com 1 points 2 years ago

Bricking someone's hardware, that they've paid for, is a crime already. It should be treated like a crime even if the person doing the bricking is the phone manufacturer. It's not their phone once they've sold it