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Offline knightstorm

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I hope this doesn't go through.
« on: December 15, 2016, 02:00:52 am »
Yes. Make cars easier to hack so terrorists, foreign powers, or all around psychos have an easier time committing mass murder.

http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/f70471f764144b2fab526d39972d37b3/Article_2016-12-13-US--Talking%20Cars/id-1e3e0f6fd3974bd49fd285c525d0c88c

Too many things that shouldn't be connected are for the sake of minor convenience.
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Re: I hope this doesn't go through.
« Reply #1 on: December 15, 2016, 09:23:55 am »
It isn't that they are connected but that you can use wireless to get deep into the systems. The simple way to hack proof them would be to require a physical connection to do those things.
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Re: I hope this doesn't go through.
« Reply #2 on: December 15, 2016, 11:55:34 am »
I agree with both of you. It seems like another example of where Tech has outgrown Man's wisdom. It makes me wonder, if the money being spent, wouldn't have been better suited for more driving schools across the US.
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Re: I hope this doesn't go through.
« Reply #3 on: December 19, 2016, 06:04:54 pm »
That has government surveillance written all over it.
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Re: I hope this doesn't go through.
« Reply #4 on: December 25, 2016, 04:23:50 pm »
Future routine traffic stops will include downloading your cars logs and ticketing you for everything the car reports on that you did since the last download.
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