Hackers manage to unlock Tesla software-locked features

I am, as are many thousands of other people, in different fields. Although some of my personal circumstances contribute to my risk being especially high, even within these fields.

> you probably should've been investing in home security beyond a front door camera anyways.

I have, to an extent that has been called unreasonable by multiple "normal" people, and these people are not even aware of 90% of the security measures I've taken, including the best ones. Fortunately, my closest family has always been highly supportive in this endeavor.

And these measures are not even half of the recommendations I've been given by security professionals who have scrutinized my life with a fine-toothed comb. Some of these recommendations I've chosen not to take due to not being too adapted to my personal circumstances and lifestyle, but others were amazingly good, far beyond what I expected.

That said, the camera issue, gun restrictions, and strict self-defense laws in Europe are huge limitations that all contribute to vastly decreased personal security for me and my family. And I've been advised by experts in this area, so it's not like I'm setting an unreasonably high standard. I'm also generally anti-guns, but alas, in some cases their benefits outweigh their disadvantages (otherwise police wouldn't carry them) and I think gun laws in Europe don't contemplate this type of situation very well.

It's also a fallacy to think that there is any single set of measures that will protect you. It's not like you can just hire a bodyguard and suddenly you are safe, in fact this can make things even worse in some circumstances.

Physical security can be as much about being careful, having plans in place, keeping a low profile and adding security layers / friction / risk / deterrents as other forms of security such as infosec. In fact, infosec is also a part of physical security nowadays, as well as other similar measures.

But of course, you can't just add every possible security measure, either due to cost or friction / unpleasantness. As an example, almost nobody would like to literally live in a bunker, if you know what I mean.

Also, don't forget to consider that even when you have great home security, it can be very, very easy to bypass it. Even very famous celebrities with great security teams have been kidnapped in modern times, although many of these cases are unknown to the general public. You'd probably be surprised! And that's only the cases that have been made public, most of them are probably not even made public.

Furthermore, your closest family members may not be able to be as vigilant as you, for many different reasons. And it's not even possible to be 100% vigilant all the time, it's extremely easy to get complacent over the years or make mistakes that decrease your security.

To add to all that, attackers have a huge asymmetric advantage during an attack, as they have the surprise element.

If your CCTV can only film inside your house, it will not be able to record the identity of a sophisticated attacker.

> If they come in and you get them in vidi then what? Who will you show it to? Police? What are they going to do?

If you are able to record their identity (this is much more likely if you can film outside your house, within an area they would use to stake it), then there are several advantages:

1. Even if you are kidnapped or your house is robbed, it is more likely that the attacker's identity will be recognized, either during this attack, before another attack or even after they are caught in another attack, which would help to increase their sentences.

The chance this will help stop the current attack is minor, although not impossible if law enforcement acts in an expertly fashion (huge "if", I know).

2. For the same reasons above, it is also a huge deterrent, as it greatly increases the risk of the attack (for the attackers, of course), so it also helps to prevent you from being attacked.

3. Furthermore, it shows that you have taken security measures and therefore will increase the chance that the attackers will choose an easier target rather than you.

Depends on how you acquire it. I can get a couple BMW's for cheap to free but I've heard too many repair stories around the campfile to blind dive into that particular rabbit hole.

Yes. I'm sick of concern for the value-conscious dragging down the entire market.