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> car companies that wanted to offer cool new options to consumers, like enhanced navigation or remote access It was big news when those "car hackers" found a
by philsnow 8y ago
> car companies that wanted to offer cool new options to consumers, like enhanced navigation or remote access
It was big news when those "car hackers" found a way to control car systems over 3g. They want to increase that surface area?
Their lack of paranoia is insane to me.
- colemannugent 8y agoThey want to increase the "feature" surface area as that increases sales. Eventually this will become a big enough problem that cars will come with a security rating just like the safety ratings they come with today. Most people will be happy with their 4/5 security stars, but as everyone in the infosec industry knows you can never be truly secure, only secure enough relative to your threat model.
- philsnow 8y ago> They want to increase the "feature" surface area as that increases sales. That's GM in a nutshell, in my experience. I've rented 10 or so over the years (because for some reason that's what car rental places I've been to overwhelmingly have) and their cars tick lots of feature boxes but I would probably never buy one.
- 37 8y agoThank you. This stuff is unbelievable. Why do our cars actually need to be connected to the internet at all? Do our televisions really need cameras? Are we really in that small of a minority that sees harm in these things? I am entirely dumbfounded and afraid by modern society.
- _khau 8y agoIt's all for telemetry/data collection to fuel advertising.
- snarfy 8y agoFeatures before security. It's the exact same problem with all technology. Security doesn't sell. People don't care about security until it affects them. Follow the market, right off a cliff. It will come full circle. The possibility is there but widespread abuse hasn't happened yet. When it does, security will be the #1 selling point.