A private manufacturer being told by politicians how to design their own product for reasons other than consumer or environmental protection is not right. The

A private manufacturer being told by politicians how to design their own product for reasons other than consumer or environmental protection is not right. The traditional example is the auto industry regulation... Requiring seat belts in new cars for example. Or requiring private companies to properly dispose of waste because pollutants in the environment is a health risk. But this issue is not a case of safety. Nobody will be injured by a device that doesn't brick itself. That is overreaching into an area not controlled by the government. It wouldn't be good for Apple to implement and support an unnecessary feature.