Sure, and if I'm systematically violating local law, there might be international agreements that would get my home country to cooperate in an enforcement actio

Sure, and if I'm systematically violating local law, there might be international agreements that would get my home country to cooperate in an enforcement action against me. On the other hand, the local authorities might want user data that I hold in order to do something horrible to local users that my home country would not like to help them do. But I digress. I think we've established that we agree the original security procedure with a secure remote lockout is a good idea.