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In a worst case scenario: US Invasion. What device could the US government simply force to stop working in Canada that would cause the most chaos (e.g: brick all iPhones)? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 2 weeks ago by troyunrau@lemmy.ca to c/MapleResistance@lemmy.ca

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What products are most at risk. What are easiest to replace to reduce risk? Hardest to replace?

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[–] ricecake@sh.itjust.works 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It's not even a secret. Almost all modern cars do as part of remote service packages. It's what let's you ask them to unlock your car, do remote start via a phone app, or let's the police request a remote shutdown of a stolen car.

[–] Blaster_M@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Fix that by disconnecting the cellular antenna in the car and the telematics unit. You may need a bypass harness on some modern cars that "responds" to connectivity pings in the car's canbus, but otherwise you can't kill what's not connected. :3