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Farm vehicles stolen from Ukraine by Russians have been remotely disabled
- car_analogy 4y ago> Over the past few weeks there's been a growing number of reports of Russian troops stealing farm equipment, grain and even building materials Reminds me of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holodomor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holodomor
- cf100clunk 4y agoAs controversial as John Deere's anti-right-to-repair policies have been, the company has remotely disabled plundered farm equipment that was taken to Chechnya. On one hand I remain irritated at their anti-consumer stance, while on a different level this is satisfying.
- raxxorraxor 4y agoI think it won't take too long until these vehicles work again. Hacking John Deere has spawned a whole community already and maybe they will just replace overall electronics. I guess they won't insist on warranty in any case.
- krolden 4y agoPretty sure most people who jailbreak their tractors get their software from Russia. I have no doubt they'll be able to overcome the lockout.
- rasz 4y agoAuthors of Deere firmware hacks are from UA. https://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/john-deere-tractor-hacks-ukrainian/ https://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/john-deere-tractor-hacks-...