[malik9]

Previously owned devices sales next? If they are including blacklisting code like this their software simply cannot be trusted.

[Azeolus]

No. There is a simple explanation too. Once a valid sale happens ownership changes. They still own these devices, because they were stolen. That means they can do whatever they please, the devices are still theirs.

[icebraining]

Ownership change doesn't magically disable their remote control, though.

[rtkwe]

Unlikely it'd run into all sorts of first sale doctrine issues if they blocked resale of hardware components.

[M_Bakhtiari]

That's the case with any device with non-free firmware.