alt Hacker News> if you don't like that car/company, don't buy their product. buy competitors. that will show them much better. (or petition to government to put pressure on them).
That maybe fine, but if something is allowed at the time I've bought the car, and then the manufacturer changes their policy such that the usage that I did is no longer allowed?
BTW, to me this is bullshit, first cars shouldn't be connected to the internet in the first place, in the case that they are, I would need to be in full control of what I can do with the API, not that I need to use special software to talk to my own car.
> something is allowed at the time I've bought the car,
good point. yet, I bet in their T&C it was covered. it was just not enforced. and usually they have claim like "if we fail to enforce any part of agreement does not constitue waiver.". so most likely it was expected all along, they were not technically adept to actualyl enforce this. now they can.
but, if your claim stands, I bet you can win case against them.
> cars shouldn't be connected to the internet
yep, same with you on this one.