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ProgressiveProfessor

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6. To a point.

Tue Feb 12, 2013, 11:25 AM

Feb 2013

Early event recorders could be removed. I have seen some were the +5 volt leg to the IC where the data is stored was cut. However, they are changing annually and the schematics are proprietary. If I had On Star or its equivalent on a car that I owned, I would explore disabling it as well. For that I would target the RF section, seeing how heavily it is integrated into the car. I also know where the event recorder is on my one vehicle that has it and can remove it rapidly in case of an accident.

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'Every new car' connected to web by 2014 [View all] dipsydoodle Feb 2013 OP

I've got one of those cars customerserviceguy Feb 2013 #1

A lot of good such a thing will do me here. longship Feb 2013 #2

A car that tries to sell me things, or reports my speed, will end up being fixed. leveymg Feb 2013 #3

This generation of smart cars is being designed to stop just that ProgressiveProfessor Feb 2013 #4

everything can be hacked.... madrchsod Feb 2013 #5

To a point. ProgressiveProfessor Feb 2013 #6

Do these smart cars use any implementation of UPnP? Occulus Feb 2013 #7

Today they are mostly proprietary. Some use CANBUS. Nothing out there that I know with UPnP ProgressiveProfessor Feb 2013 #10

Hear. Hear. n/t littlemissmartypants Feb 2013 #11

I'm sure car owners will love getting monthly telco bills for received ads. (nt) Posteritatis Feb 2013 #8

Things differ in Europe dipsydoodle Feb 2013 #9