[spookie]

I see this argument constantly, but how many times have people had their phone stolen?

Isn't it a better option to just have the phone have proper robust security preventing people without proper permissions to access personal data?

It just seems a bit much just to prevent an unlikely scenario. I think that its purpose is for Apple to control who repairs and gain revenue from it.

[dagmx]

Theft isn’t about the data protection. It’s about the parts scavenging.

The data security part is on the flip side when someone might receive a phone with a counterfeit part that may reduce security (faking authentication etc).

Parts pairing solves for both, but the two aren’t related beyond that.