[gogopuppygogo]

There are legit security reasons you’d want this. Giving the owner of the equipment the ability to manage this would have been the appropriate solution.

[alksjdalkj]

Yeah isn't chassis intrusion detection fairly common? I feel like it's been an option to enable in most BIOSs I've seen.

[topspin]

There are legit security reasons to employ platforms that accommodate in-house repair. 'Security' can also include requirements for traceability at the component level.

Security isn't a product.

[fsflover]

This. Purism offers anti-interdiction services [0] for their laptops and you still can open them and upgrade RAM/SSD.

[0] https://puri.sm/security/

[llampx]

The point is to take control away from the owner though.