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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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[-] TIEPilot@lemmy.world 126 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

This how people are gonna find out how bad of an idea to allow the manufacturer to have that much control over your car after purchase. Tesla will shut their cars off if they find them jail breaked.

Just like the guy that wasn't allowed to fix the cooling hose on the battery Tesla's only option was to replace it. A third party fixed it but he still had concerns that they would shut it off (citing safety) because he wouldn't buy a whole new battery after he fixed it. Also barring him from quick charge stations was another concern.

[-] restingboredface@wayfarershaven.eu 17 points 11 months ago

OMIGOD please let us not have the right to repair conversation about fucking cars.

But this is probably where we are heading unfortunately.

[-] DokPsy@lemmy.world 19 points 11 months ago

It's already been done on farm vehicles, why not cars

[-] tabular@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Since it is a software lockout then we can have the software freedom conversation instead.

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