Of course not. But for a low price of $8 per month per drive you can subscribe to the new WD+ service, which will remove those pesky warnings, unlock your drive

Of course not. But for a low price of $8 per month per drive you can subscribe to the new WD+ service, which will remove those pesky warnings, unlock your drives performance for streaming workloads, and give your management a warm fuzzy feeling knowing that your storage is protected. /s (or is it?)