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Hackers manage to unlock Tesla software-locked features

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Re: Hackers manage to unlock Tesla software-locked features

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Because what could possibly go wrong hacking a hunk of metal that transports you at lethal speeds...

As someone who made and drives a rat rod, it's basically the same situation? If the car fails due to my physical hacking, it's on me. Should be same for software.

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> I say Tesla should be free to sell whatever they want, but if the end user finds a way around it too bad. The same should go for DVDs, BluRays and streaming media and yet here we are looking at jail time for bypassing the DRM.

That certainly depends on the country. Breaking DRM to access something you've paid for is perfectly legal here.

Yeah, I am in a country like that. I was referring to the state of affairs States-side.

Re: Hackers manage to unlock Tesla software-locked features

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Pretty sophisticated attack vector: low voltage attack on AMD secure execution environment during boot. I wonder how many tries you need to get whatever bits you need in the right place. Also, I imagine you only need to cut 12V wires to do this, but I admire the willingness to get in there direct on these systems. I'd be a little nervous to make those cuts personally. Buried in the article is the claim that this will…

Can you not turn off vehicle tracking?

Re: Hackers manage to unlock Tesla software-locked features

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post #216

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> you could anonymize your location on Tesla's servers I already anonymise my location on Tesla's servers by simply not owning a Tesla

Your car is filmed and recognized by other teslas.

That can't be legal? Not in the EU, anyway.

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post #216

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> you could anonymize your location on Tesla's servers I already anonymise my location on Tesla's servers by simply not owning a Tesla

Your car is filmed and recognized by other teslas.

>Your car is filmed and recognized by other teslas. - coolspot

Is this true?

Re: Hackers manage to unlock Tesla software-locked features

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post #216

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> you could anonymize your location on Tesla's servers I already anonymise my location on Tesla's servers by simply not owning a Tesla

Your car is filmed and recognized by other teslas.

Just like on social media/chat apps

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This market already exists for things like enabling Navigation on VW/Audi cars. People were offering to enable the hidden Android Auto support on my Porsche Macan for $600, which I almost went for until I found the scripts and instructions to do it myself.

Hidden as in it's not available normally, or hidden as in it's a paid feature?

It was built, and then disabled, as Porsche wasn't comfortable with Google's policies around data collection from Android Auto. You can pretty easily figure out how to turn it back on.

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post #216

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> you could anonymize your location on Tesla's servers I already anonymise my location on Tesla's servers by simply not owning a Tesla

Your car is filmed and recognized by other teslas.

That's why I also rotate license plates and repaint my car twice a year.
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