MicroWaveJan 22, 2024

Fake Joe Biden robocall tells New Hampshire Democrats not to vote on Tuesday

https://lemmy.world/post/11043661

Fake Joe Biden robocall tells New Hampshire Democrats not to vote on Tuesday - Lemmy.World

The call, an apparent imitation or digital manipulation of the president’s voice, says, “Voting this Tuesday only enables the Republicans in their quest to elect Donald Trump again.” A prominent New Hampshire Democrat plans to file a complaint with the state attorney general over an apparent robocall that appears to encourage supporters of President Joe Biden not to vote in Tuesday’s presidential primary. The voice in the message is familiar — even presidential — as it’s an apparent imitation or digital manipulation of Biden’s voice. “What a bunch of malarkey,” the voice message begins, echoing a favorite term Biden has uttered before.

Show threadjust_another_personJan 22, 2024
I feel like these types of things will be especially bad this year. They won’t be able to catch those responsible fast enough to prevent impact on the primaries, but they should be looking to tie these to the Republicans, and disqualify them from the actual election. We know it’s them. It’s always them.
Show threadNeatoJan 22, 2024
Why is it so hard for phone companies to stop this? They explicitly allow unverified numbers to just call whoever on their networks. Is there really no way to stop number spoofing?
Show threadhighenergyphysics

The same reason 5-6 model years of Hyundais are worth $0 now

It would be a minuscule cost to the company and they’re not legally required to implement it

Except due to the FCCs complete regulatory capture, the telecoms have now completely ruined voice calls as a form of communication to the extent that nobody even picks up calls on their personal lines anymore.

Remember when you could answer the phone and reasonably expect it would be relevant to your life?

Jan 22, 2024 at 7:14pmWeb
Show threadNeatoJan 22, 2024

Indeed. I screen every call now and check the voicemails.

The same reason 5-6 model years of Hyundais are worth $0 now

What is this referencing?

Show threadatp2112Jan 22, 2024
The fact that Hyundai and Kia chose not to include an industry standard anti-theft system, leading to them being piss easy to steal
Show threadPM_Your_Nudes_PleaseJan 22, 2024

Hyundai and Kia cut costs by excluding industry standard engine immobilizers in their vehicles.

Most cars have a chip in the key, which is read by the car when you insert it into the keyhole, to verify the key is legit. Even if you cut a new copy of the key, the engine won’t start without that chip. That’s an engine immobilizer. It also prevents people from just brute-forcing the keyway into turning, with something like a screwdriver. Because again, no chip means the car won’t start.

Hyundai and Kia decided to forego these, as a cost cutting measure. And now those Hyundais and Kia’s are virtually worthless (and nearly impossible to insure,) because car thieves know how easy they are to steal. In the past few years, as the methods have gotten posted on places like YouTube and TikTok, anyone with a screwdriver can go steal a Hyundai or Kia. And theft rates have skyrocketed, to the point that some insurance companies are outright refusing to issue policies for them because they know it’ll eventually be stolen.

Show threadNeatoJan 22, 2024
Wooow. Holy shit. Those car makers really fucked up. Those class action suits should have mandates to replace the cars or install immobilizers.
Show threadRaiderkevJan 23, 2024
I think that they did. My brother in law had an affected model, and I know he brought it in to get one installed. Not sure if he went out of pocket, but pretty sure it was covered.
Show threadCaptain AggravatedJan 23, 2024
I’m dubious that’s all it is; for example, My '03 S10 has a purely mechanical key. In fact, if you have a GM vehicle with that little “chip” in the root of the blade…note that it’s in a symmetrical key, so it could go in either way, and it’s only got two pins. Because it’s just a resistor. The car’s security system is pretty much just an ohmmeter.