Right to Repair@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish · 5 months ago

‘It has officially happened’: Mechanic says he can’t work on your car because they’ve officially been locked out of computer systems

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‘It has officially happened’: Mechanic says he can’t work on your car because they’ve officially been locked out of computer systems

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Right to Repair@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish · 5 months ago

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'The car companies want to put small guy out of business.'

‘The car companies want to put small guy out of business.’

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https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/privacynotincluded/articles/its-official-cars-are-the-worst-product-category-we-have-ever-reviewed-for-privacy/

https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2023/01/security-vulnerabilities-in-major-car-brands-revealed

Yeah, mechanics are the problem…

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