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minus-squareamino@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·8 days agoare they also forced by the company to send them the data?
minus-squarequick_snail@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-28 days agoNo, but you think they’re going to use open source software?? The dealer wrote the software. They’ll make it call home to the mothership. Unless you find a mechanic that will perma airgap their computer. Good luck
minus-squareamino@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 days agogood point, I never thought about that. sounds like we should keep our mechanics to higher standards haha
minus-squareamino@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 days agowhich is so annoying because even just isolating the program in a VM would solve the issue
are they also forced by the company to send them the data?
No, but you think they’re going to use open source software?? The dealer wrote the software. They’ll make it call home to the mothership.
Unless you find a mechanic that will perma airgap their computer. Good luck
good point, I never thought about that. sounds like we should keep our mechanics to higher standards haha
which is so annoying because even just isolating the program in a VM would solve the issue