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Solar Storm Knocks Out Farmers' Tractor GPS Systems During Peak Planting Season (www.404media.co)

submitted 4 months ago by 0x0@programming.dev to c/tech@programming.dev

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[–] 0x0@programming.dev 10 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Actually, they did comment, it was a very subtle stab at the fact that this company enforces built-in obsolescence by embedding tracking in their parts, akin to what HP does to ink cartridges.

[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 4 months ago

The gps isnt the issue there tho. That part is important for its function. But that data going back to the manufacturer, thats the real issue.