This is not a problem that is going to vanish.
Somebody is going to have to develop a "work around", or it will revert back to analog foolers. If the LML's are tough, I think whatever replaces it is unlikely to be more friendly. At some point they will use a black box or telemetry to check for modifications, so any attempt at changing an ECM will be caught pretty quick. This might even go retroactive to any vehicle equipped with factory telemetry. IE - At a smog check, you could fined, confiscated, etc. This isn't going to happen for years, but it will happen if you look at the trend.
1960's - Emissions devices added.
1970's - Emissions testing started.
1980's - Computer engine management.
1990's - Black Boxes started. Trucking companies and rental cars get telemetry.
2000's - OEM Telemetry started, ECM function testing at smog checks. Black box data deemed legal for criminal prosecution.
2010's - Mandatory tire pressure sensors, harder ECM's, crack down on tuning.
The trend is towards detecting changes to the cars digitally, and making them harder to change in the first place.
A company that made "buggy whips" for horses in 1900 is now out of business. A company that made "vehicle accelerators" in 1900 is still operational.
Buggy whips aren't going be around too many more years.