Hnedelin

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by Hnedelin 3mo ago
This is how toyota and VW comply with legal requirements and regulations. Same reason why you cannot disable many Assistent functions permanently, they always come back. Because to get high NCAP scores, the functions must be activated.
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by Hnedelin 3mo ago
This was official EU policy, based on french reports, as the french and italian manufacturers actually came up with common rail diesels first. The EU then changed regulations to tax based on CO2, which diesels are better at. They also made
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by Hnedelin 3mo ago
And since they saw what it cost them, they are now VERY concerned with compliance.
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by Hnedelin 3mo ago
Except it is their job, that is why certain signals on the car are protected from manipulation. Any attempt to circumvent this and succeeding would require direct action from VW. If they cannot prove that they did everything possible to pre
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by Hnedelin 6mo ago
The EU has explicit requirements in UNECE R155 and R156 related to cyber security and software update. A manufacturer will NEVER ever get a car homologated with root access, regardless if it is due to a vulnerability or by design. In fact,
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by Hnedelin 10mo ago
Governments in these countries have full and absolute control over ISPs and phone operators. If they didn’t already know someone is using whatsapp, they are not totalitarian governments to begin with. And who in their right mind would use w
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by Hnedelin 10mo ago
What do you mean we can’t pay for privacy and it’s not an option at any cost? Just don’t use big tech services, you pay for them with your data. Use Threema instead, or similar. It is a paid service with focus on privacy.
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by Hnedelin 10mo ago
The EU had one job, and it was to block this deal. It was obvious that a company with no income and no real monetization model is not worth 19 Billion, and that Facebook is after the users. But no, they let it go through with some bs condit