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Originally Posted by Aerovette
(Post 2246969)
If the government can do it, hackers can do it.
I am sure the government would not want hackers to shut down government vehicles
Therefore, there must be away to disable the ability.
If there is a way around it, it will be made available to the public one way or another (except in California :D)
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One of my good friends son is a service manager at a large dealership.
From what he has said by knowledgeable use of the push buttons, they can disable or adjust a lot of the stuff on a vechicle. Example inside lights and DRLs. seat belt buzzers, all those stupid chimes and other things. Some items are restricted and for special reasons he can modify the computer program. He has said it has to be approved by the car company after some serious paper work and he is sent a one time code to do that work. Its about 18 characters with some buttons pushed twice. From what he has said its extremely secure so rest assured our goverment will have it well hidden.
As for me I used to love getting a new car or truck. Now I dread getting something new as its quite a steep learning curve to operate it efficiently. I hope my present rides outlast me. Again its not the cost its the bullshit/nanny stuff that gets more intense each model year. My wife has a 20 Explorer and she is thinking of getting a new one by the end of the year, she also does not like all the big brother/nanny stuff that is here now with a lot more to come!
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