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So much for the technology that Microsoft and the rest are touting -- THE INTERNET OF EVERYTHING
1 posted on 07/22/2015 12:07:29 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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On the other hand, they can’t “hack” a Model A hotrod with a carbureted engine, analogue gauges, and zero digital doodads.


2 posted on 07/22/2015 12:11:05 PM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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I’m always behind some idiot going 8-10 mph below the speed limit. Can the hackers make them speed up?


3 posted on 07/22/2015 12:12:04 PM PDT by Veggie Todd (The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. TJ)
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This is why I specifically opted out of the “MySmartConnectedCar” system on my latest vehicle.


4 posted on 07/22/2015 12:12:23 PM PDT by WayneS (Yeah, it's probably sarcasm...)
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Wait till you’re on a long roadtrip and you’re forced to pull over to install a Windows Update.


5 posted on 07/22/2015 12:17:22 PM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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Well this ain't no surprise.
If you HAVE to have blue-tooth this and wifi that..your a$$ is just waiting to be hacked..
6 posted on 07/22/2015 12:17:22 PM PDT by Paul46360
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If your car has wireless, or an accessible port, then it can be hacked. I am not certain what level of control could established.
My 2007 PT Cruiser could probably be hacked through the port they use to pull codes and run other checks on; just plug in a wireless device that to which the hacker could connect. Dunno what the could do with it, but they could probably do something to the engine.
But if your car is a “wireless hot spot” like so many new models are, I bet the sky is the limit as to what a hacker can do to it!


8 posted on 07/22/2015 12:19:06 PM PDT by Little Ray (How did I end up in this hand-basket, and why is it getting so hot?)
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I suspect every vehicle has a way of disabling the RF links.


10 posted on 07/22/2015 12:21:49 PM PDT by Proud2BeRight
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I’m thinking my 67 Camaro and 57 Bel Air might not be such bad ideas after all.


11 posted on 07/22/2015 12:22:00 PM PDT by DaxtonBrown (http://www.futurnamics.com/reid.php)
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This something our fav Freeper Bender would do LOL!


13 posted on 07/22/2015 12:23:02 PM PDT by SevenofNine (We are Freepers, all your media bases belong to us ,resistance is futile)
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Or some wireless connection that can access the CAN bus (where you can do darn near anything once you have access).


18 posted on 07/22/2015 12:49:19 PM PDT by PrairieDawg (Know anyone that needs a C/C++ Unix and embedded guy? FReepmail me.)
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I experienced all of those same issues with my 98 Ford Explorer but it turned out it was just a lemon. Radio would turn on by itself, same with the wipers, sudden unexplained acceleration, you name it. Engine finally exploded at 15,000 miles.

Ford paid me back every cent.


20 posted on 07/22/2015 1:00:15 PM PDT by shotgun
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Michael Hastings - RIP


22 posted on 07/22/2015 1:08:19 PM PDT by Triple (Socialism denies people the right to the fruits of their labor, and is as abhorrent as slavery)
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car should be mandated to have a full manual override that cuts off internet


24 posted on 07/22/2015 1:15:56 PM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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SKYNET is so 80’s.

Today it’s The Cloud.


26 posted on 07/22/2015 2:02:31 PM PDT by polymuser ( Enough is enough)
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Now only if I could steer Joe Biden’s limo out of L.A....!


27 posted on 07/22/2015 2:06:13 PM PDT by AngelesCrestHighway
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