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Tesla Hackers Find ‘Unpatchable’ Jailbreak to Unlock Paid Features for Free::A group of security researchers claim to have found an "unpatchable" jailbreak for some Tesla vehicles, potentially unlocking in-car purchases

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[–] jhulten@infosec.pub 57 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Neo-feudalism at it's best. Make them pay the manufacturing costs but also make them rent the thing they paid for

[–] AndrewZabar@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It’s where every industry is striving for. To continually get paid for something forever.

[–] jhulten@infosec.pub 6 points 1 year ago

We call them landlords until we call them compost.

[–] Scotty_Trees@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

“make them rent the things they paid for” makes my blood boil. Like paying for a Wi-Fi router each month even though after a year it’s all paid off, they’ll still just charge you for it, literally free money by the millions for them. Fuck you Comcast.