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Indeed, it is dumb to ban anything. A tool is a tool, it doesn't make the product weak, it already was. Also it is silly to ban insecure cars, that's quite th

• WWLink 3y ago
  Hrmm I wonder what would happen if I made a bank that used an unencrypted website for online banking lol. The problem with your solution here where the insurance company raises rates... yea they already did that with regards to Kia/Hyundai cars and Kia Boyz thefts. The problem is, well, put it this way... The last time you bought a car, did you check that the car had immobilizer software/hardware present on it? They don't really advertise that stuff anymore. About the only way you'd know on some brands is a nondescript red dot that shows up for a moment when you start the ignition. Really, I'd bet a lot of people only found out their car didn't have an immobilizer feature until their insurance company dropped them or jacked their rates up... and that's a problem. See, you can buy a car NOW, and everyone thinks it's a good safe car.. until it turns out it wasn't.
• fargle 3y ago
  > If the cars are too easy to steal insurance will increase accordingly that's exactly right. i was somewhat surprised that insurance was outright dropping people instead of simply increasing rates. and by the way, you can get a discount if you add x/y/z security alarm/immobilizer. the public outcry already has forced the issue with kia anyhow.