Manufacturer remote lock over "illegally imported devices"

Recently Motorola followed by Samsung started disabling/locking devices flagged as “illegal” through Mexico marking a precedent over the remote control manufacturers have over the devices they sell! Only after Mexican government made an official request to manufacturers they removed the lock.

Sources: linustechtips.com/…/1537307-android-phones-disabl…sammyfans.com/…/samsung-stops-blocking-illegally-…

xia,

That they would even build such a remote lock into “not their phone” is Orwellian technofacism.

young_broccoli,

Where did you get that the phones were illegally imported?

Thisfox,

I’m confused about that too. Apparently it is in the contract that you aren’t allowed to take your device you legally purchased with you where you want, or to sell it after buying it? Or are they only allowed to sell their phone to people in the same country as themselves? Or something?

danc4498,

So people illegally imported cell phones. Illegal in the eyes of the Mexican government? If so, it’s interesting that they care about protecting the consumers of illegal devices.

DetectiveSanity,

I presumed exess media attention to the matter pushed them towards this response.

young_broccoli,

Its not illegal.
This is about manufacturers not wanting to loose their control on distribution and price setting.

knfrmity,

This has been a thing for software licenses for a while, it was only a matter of time.

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