IN THIS HOUSE, WE BELIEVE
- passwords should be random
- data should be backed up
- anonymity should be the default
- dishwashers don’t need wifi
- the drivetrain should be airgapped from the Internet
Here, I did the thing
@inthehands if every warning sign is a story... whats the story behind "the drivetrain should be airgapped"?
@vfig
The real horror story hasn’t happened yet: it’s every car in the world of a certain make suddenly suddenly failing to run — or losing its brakes, or spontaneously catching fire — because of a bad over-the-air update.
@inthehands @vfig Also, there are things like the ability of OnStar to remotely bring your vehicle to a halt.
@inthehands @vfig And basically every GM salesperson will tell you that registering with OnStar is a requirement of purchase when it's not.
Some Jeep Hybrids Bricked After Disastrous Weekend OTA Software Update

A weekend over-the-air update left many Jeep owners frustrated - and some stranded.

Jalopnik

@rey @vfig

Ah, I missed that one! At least they were only bricked and nothing worse…

@inthehands @vfig there was a land rover (or jeep?) bricking update a while ago IIRC?
Rey 💜 🏳️‍⚧️ (@[email protected])

@[email protected] @[email protected] I regret to inform you that https://www.jalopnik.com/1996500/jeep-hybrids-bricked-after-ota-software-update/

Toot.Cat
@inthehands @vfig As the aviation saying goes, regulations are written in blood
@vfig @inthehands We have several stories, now, of automobiles with internet-connected engines etc. being modified in bad ways or disabled remotely, either because of corporate profit-greed or someone's fsckup.
@inthehands this is nice. I need this in my home :)

@inthehands Lol, I wonder if you could do a 1:1 replica based on cyberactivism and cypheractivism principles.

(Like cyberpunk and cypherpunk, but as 30-years-old adults taking up our responsibilities toward actually endangered underage people.)