IANAL, but I assume there's huge risk if Apple allows phones to be fixed by third parties. For instance, a nefarious repair shop could do who knows what(downloa

IANAL, but I assume there's huge risk if Apple allows phones to be fixed by third parties. For instance, a nefarious repair shop could do who knows what(download all the data, install a rootkit, use defective hardware, install tracking devices, etc.) to the phone and the consumer would never know about it until it's too late.