On June 11th, 2024, we discovered a set of vulnerabilities in Kia vehicles that allowed remote control over key functions using only a license plate. These attacks could be executed remotely on any hardware-equipped vehicle in about 30 seconds, regardless of whether it had an active Kia Connect subscription.
the loud alarm and policeman on the road searching for the stolen car has worked well for decades
LOL no. It hasn’t.
haven’t heard of car theft in… a pretty long time
Right, my mistake. If you haven’t heard of it happening, it must not have happened.
think these tings do exist, in the form of little devices thay you can connect to your car’s OBD port, and they have a GPS receiver and a SIM slot to do it’s job.
LOL no. It hasn’t.
Right, my mistake. If you haven’t heard of it happening, it must not have happened.
…yes, that’s what we’re discussing…
obviously not. what we are discussing is optional and voluntary, because it is removable
No. It isn’t. What we are discussing is whether or not it is useful and if there is a “good reason” to have them at all.