This is similar to a company baking something with olestra and also manufacturing Pepto, and claiming to the people that they can’t do anything about changing the olestra product. Only difference is you’re not in a two-year contract with them to keep eating their stuff.
They want the theft to occur b/c they make money off the fear of theft. you’re in a contract anyway so you’re screwed.
Actually this whole article is pushing government cell phone kill switches. My Moto Droid has a locate function, is password protected, and I can kill it myself remotely. I don’t want the government to be able to shut down my phone.