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I wish someone could electronically guide a new Z06 into my garage.

Interesting story, the world of electronics is a mystery to me. Thanks for posting up the link, very interesting.
 
Pretty common these days. It's a good news bad news type of thing. Good news is that OEM's will start implementing actual security measures within your car's software. Bad news is that they may eventually start limiting access to certain parts of that software like the OS so tuning world could be impacted. Bit tinfoil hat at this stage but you never know.
 
Keith Tedford said:
Do they have to access your OBD II port before they can take over your car? If that's the case, it would be pretty obvious. I think GM is already working the legal end of things to prevent people from modifying the computer programming. Bad news for us tinkerers if that is the case.
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No they do not necessarily need physical access. As proven with the Jeep case enough driver aid subsystems were exposed through the car's cellular data system to make it controllable remotely so yeah it can be scary.

The issue with locking down the ECU which is relatively easy is a) adds cost to dealers to re-equip new security protocols b) kills off a large part of the aftermarket which is a negative for the PR folks c) can negatively impact independent mechanics and opens GM up for class action lawsuits which is something they definitely don't need.

So I don't see them doing this but with enough hacks they may indeed bring about new security measures which in turn may impacts in-market tuning tools.
 
From my understanding there were a few different hacks demonstrated. One was via OnStar system http://jalopnik.com/darpa-hacks-gms-onstar-to-remote-control-a-chevrolet-i-1684593523 which is one reason why I don't subscribe to it, cost is the other. The other hacks were via a Monitoring Device that was plugged into the OBD2 port, these are one of devices from either Insurance Companies or from Fleet tracking.
- Progresive Insurance http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencet...g-allow-hackers-control-braking-steering.html
- Corvette hacked via Fleet Telematics Dongle http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1099556_hackers-hit-the-brakes-on-a-corvette-via-obdii-hack

Also a Jeep was hacked via it's Uconnect Wifi system, and I wouldn't be surprised to see a GM vehicle also hacked via their new LTE WiFi shortly.

In short having a connected car may not be the best thing. Myself, I'll connect it myself. I have a OBD2 dongle in my car but it only communicates with my phone when I activate it. If I need wifi in the car, I just turn on my mobile wifi hotspot in my phone, no need to pay extra for services I already have and also avoid the security & privacy exposure.

Next on my list of things to do is to totally disable my OnStar system, since even though I am not paying for it, it is still operational and sending data to GM.
 
Nik said:
Your car will be fine. Bank account / credit card is a different matter :)
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We've pretty well gone back to cash for everything. Credit cards for travelling and nothing else. It's surprising at how much your spending slows down when you see the rate that the wallet empties. It's that visual thing I guess. Scissors time. ;)
 

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