The ability to trivially override serialization would completely rule out the possibility of any sort of anti-theft provision. Phones would be stolen and stripp

The ability to trivially override serialization would completely rule out the possibility of any sort of anti-theft provision. Phones would be stolen and stripped and sold as parts. Lest anyone forget, these features were legally mandated over the objections of hardware vendors, and they do have a pretty strong effect on theft rates, theft rates dropped by as much as 38% almost immediately after passing. https://transition.fcc.gov/cgb/events/Lookout-phone-theft-in-america.pdf https://transition.fcc.gov/cgb/events/Lookout-phone-theft-in... https://archive.nytimes.com/bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/06/19/antitheft-technology-led-to-a-dip-in-iphone-thefts-in-some-cities-police-say/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0 https://archive.nytimes.com/bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/06/1...