Posted on 05/30/2014 11:13:25 PM PDT by Lmo56
And sanity, knowledge, logic, and friends and family agree.
Well, it will help me clear some bills I want out of the way. Then I can do things I enjoy. But thanks, I am grateful to have it
Now if this were Microsoft, or a Federal program, I might agree.....
I doubt you are as uninformed as your post seems to indicate, so I will remind you that:
Since 1996, ALL vehicles sold in North America, no matter the brand, have OBD-II, which records everything going on with the mechanicals and electronics of the vehicle.
Vehicles equipped with ONSTAR and its kin can be shut down remotely by the police if they ask the manufacturer for the needed codes. Hell, I’ve seen TV ads that TOUT this intrusion, because “it’s for the children”.
Electric power steering and “self-parking” are also easily hacked.
I can unplug my microwave. I cannot unplug ONSTAR, because even when I stop paying for it, GM keeps watching “for statistical purposes only”.
Cars already ARE remotely controlled at times. That you refuse to see it is scarier than that fact.
So, you’re basically saying that you would rather your kids remain incompetent boobs behind the wheel, rather than have them make mistakes and learn from them?
Wow, just wow. On FR to boot. Holy FReaking bubble-wrap.
Wow.
The nannies have won.
OBD-II is primarily an interface. Storage of the information has to be done elsewhere; as far as I know, the amount of data stored is insignificant (for now.) OBD-II is a wired interface.
Vehicles equipped with ONSTAR and its kin can be shut down remotely by the police if they ask the manufacturer for the needed codes.
I don't have ONSTAR in my car; otherwise I would had it disabled. There is no magic in this radio link; as any other radio, it requires an antenna that has to be routed outside of the steel cage. That coaxial cable can be easily cut. The ONSTAR receiver remains operational, but sees no signal; the car is permanently "out of range." It's hardly unusual. If you are devious, you can even terminate the cable with a 50 Ohm load; then even the transmitter's VSWR cannot tell that the antenna is gone.
Electric power steering and “self-parking” are also easily hacked.
If your car is not accessible wirelessly, it cannot be "easily hacked."
Cars already ARE remotely controlled at times. That you refuse to see it is scarier than that fact.
Perhaps one shouldn't buy a car that has ONSTAR if he is concerned about such things. Once they become a real problem, people will be quick to disable those unwanted "services."
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