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Re: A CBP contract shows the risks in connecting your vehicle and your smartphone

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Post by ableal » Fri, May 07, 2021, 6:46 PM UTC

LinuxBender wrote: post #22

Animats wrote: post #14

“Your phone died, you’re gonna get in the car, plug it in, and there’s going to be this nice convenient USB port for you. When you plug it into this USB port, it’s going to charge your phone, absolutely. And as soon as it powers up, it’s going to start sucking all your data down into the car.” That used to be just something seen in hostile devices. Now it's standard equipment.

You can get a USB Condom [1] for this purpose. [1] - https://www.amazon.com/PortaPow-3rd-Gen-Data-Blocker/dp/B06X...

Nowadays I mostly feed the e-herd with cables like these:

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4001139641708.html

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001524934944.html

A small plug stays with the device that moves about, the cables stay put with the charger, "mag-safe" for all the things ...

Re: A CBP contract shows the risks in connecting your vehicle and your smartphone

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Post by nanis » Mon, May 10, 2021, 1:28 AM UTC

_carbyau_ wrote: post #223

nanis wrote: post #192

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> ... motorcycle or bicycle. The interface is a bit like riding a horse, There is no truth to this: First, riding a horse is a _cooperative_ enterprise. You have to communicate with another living being and convince it to do what you want. It is not just a matter of pull one way to go in that direction. Second, the horse has a survival instinct. With good communication that instinct is lined up with your desires. A m…

Anecdote: The wife and I enjoyed a tourist horse ride. Because of my motorcycle past time I was assigned "the fast horse". The enjoyable leisurely ride out only had a minor disagreement regards a path shortcut under a low hanging branch. The ride back included a gallop in shallow lake waters. Apoplectically incompetent I hung on for dear life trying to balance standing crouched in the stirrups while we proceeded to o…

> but I'd rather be calling the shots!

With a horse, you get to communicate and convince. Also, stretching your legs and not squeezing would help.

> To each their own. :-)

Definitely.

Re: A CBP contract shows the risks in connecting your vehicle and your smartphone

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Post by jmnicolas » Mon, May 10, 2021, 4:45 PM UTC

bashinator wrote: post #180

Loughla wrote: post #89

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Honestly, non-tactile buttons on a car seems ridiculous. You HAVE to look away from the road to do anything. Tactile buttons let you feel around to do things if you need to. That change has made zero sense to me.

Isn’t Mazda discontinuing use of touch screens?

I drive a 2018 Mazda 3. The touch functionality is disabled while the car is moving, everything is done with a wheel and a few buttons. It works well but it's a pretty basic system (nav and audio that's it). I don't know if it could accommodate advanced features.