Comment on Ford Patents In-Car System That Eavesdrops So It Can Play You Ads
RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 2 months agoAnd then they integrate the systems with proprietary cross checking so that you can’t swap out or disconnect components, doing so will throw a code that will prevent cars from passing inspection on the CAN bus or cause a no-start. Why? Because they’ll put that shit in the contract when you buy.
Just like the outrage over car features needing subscriptions to activate, people will bitch and complain, then they buy the car anyway.
TheOSINTguy@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
I bet people will find a solution that’s very simple, like snipping the GPS/cellular antenna. I think that could work to bypass it because what if your driving in a area with no reception? I highly doubt they will turn off your car because of were your driving.