This was added to reduce the security vulnerability by allowing the ElKRP2 programming software to be connected indefinitely, regardless of whether it is attended or unattended.
There are other solutions, much better for a person wanting “real time” monitor state changes in the panel. M1ToGo, any of the Integration Partner apps and even some integration partners that will allow monitoring/displaying of conditions without exposing sensitive programming settings. The M1’s RS232 ASCII protocol, published on the website is another option for someone with software skills to develop their own data capture and display type of program.