[bluGill]

This is why modern cars and tractors encode the VIN in computers and don't let you replace parts without dealer tools. You buy a black market part, even though it is perfectly good it can't be used without the dealer getting involved and the dealer tool can automatically check against a list of stolen parts.

Right to repair has the downside of not checking for stolen parts like that. Which is why it isn't the black and white issue most people think it is.

[pc86]

Not going out of your way to check for criminal activity doesn't mean it's any less of a black and white issue. "But you can't automatically check if the part is stolen" is just a very specific pearl you're clutching.

[konschubert]

Or we could have a police force that prosecutes theft.

[pc86]

Exactly. Receiving stolen property is already a crime. We don't need some automated system that as a byproduct also prevents people from fixing their own cars.

[ehvatum]

Trespassing is already a crime. We don’t need some automated system that as a byproduct also prevents people from entering their own homes.

[pc86]

Nice strawman but poor argument. What you're actually looking for is a system where the homebuilder has the keys to the home, which is as ridiculous on its face and trying to prevent people from fixing things they bought.

[Schroedingersat]

If this is an absolute priority (and it's not, because the costs inuced by theft are dwarfed by the the costs incurred by forced obsolescence) then just have a public challenge-response server with open source code so it can be maintained and secrets controlled by a government department paid for by registration fees.

You have to log ID, provide a small payment and it logs the VIN the item is being tied to as well as having a list of stolen parts.

No anti-repair steps needed so you can stop shilling.