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Researchers jailbreak a Tesla to get free in-car feature upgrades (techcrunch.com)
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Researchers jailbreak a Tesla to get free in-car feature upgrades::A group of researchers found a way to hack a Tesla's hardware with the goal of getting free in-car upgrades, such as heated rear seats.

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[–] [email protected] 119 points 1 year ago (1 children)

good. software locks are anti human and anti consumer. everyone inherently feels ripped off by them, but the more capitalist minded think 'oh that's the company's right to do'

if it's my property in my house I can fuck with it to do whatever I want

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Unfortunately because most of this is locked behind DRM you may be subject to crimes best described by someone else as "felony contempt of business model".

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

How dare people find ways around our artificial scarcity. /s