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The author's car (where you presumably have some assurance the firmware on the device is what is claimed? Sure. A random car from a 2nd hand car lot with a mys
by fake-name 4y ago
The author's car (where you presumably have some assurance the firmware on the device is what is claimed? Sure.
A random car from a 2nd hand car lot with a mystery custom firmware? Oh hellllllll no.
This only add value if you assume there are no bad actors. I'd bet $100 if this becomes common, 2nd hand car lots will sell access to install creepy tracking firmware on all cars that pass through their hands.
- CogitoCogito 4y agoI agree I’d like to made aware of any such changes made by previous owners, but I pretty much consider the makers of the OEM Software as bad actors at this point.
- Nextgrid 4y ago> A random car from a 2nd hand car lot with a mystery custom firmware? Oh hellllllll no. Just like any random car can have a $100 GPS tracker or spy microphone hidden which you won't locate without dismantling the entire car. If someone wants to spy or be nefarious with a car I can think of many easier & cheaper ways than making custom firmware for the radio.
- tailspin2019 4y agoYou often connect your phone to this system though, via cable or Bluetooth, so I can see a pretty simple attack vector here to enable being way more nefarious than just GPS tracking…