alt Hacker News> The CAN traffic is unencrypted. It was pretty easy to MITM this module with a cheap arm Linux board
And you didn't poison their databases and statistics with fake data?? OMG, I'm thinking of buying one of these cars just for this opportunity! (No, I'm not.)
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elzbardico • today at 8:34 PM
Oh man. Logging insane average speeds and ludicrous acceleration during rush hour. Deliciously tempting idea.
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I suspect this data is made "anonymous" and sold to insurance companies and misc data brokers. If it's linked to my insurance company, I don't want to jack my rates. Further, I've thus far avoided a CFAA conviction and I'd like to keep it that way.