People need to remove the LTE/data modem in the car, and not toggle some setting in a silly app
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This should be someone's side hustle. Dismantling all the built-in privacy bugs.
It is
Need moar people doing this
It has gotten increasing attention from the hacking community.
Example-Defcon has had a "car hacking" village and featured talks in the matter for some time.
I see a failure to network between groups and a general dismissive attitude from most of the (auto) service industry and general public overall.
All the big auto makers will be 100% behind the curve when it comes to security.
Always had been.
Most consumer devices aren't meant to be secure. Just convenient.
That’s because these mega corps love total control just like their political counterparts
Automotive software should be open source, just like all other software, otherwise we’re all slaves to their whims
I don't disagree.
All attempts at open sourcing anything (by aftermarket, small scale operations) is generally met with immediate rejection by well lobbied state authority.