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Re:VW Has Spent Two Years Trying to Hide a Big Security Flaw by mikeash on Friday August 14, 2015 @02:03PM (#10061681)
I'm basing it off the observation that newer cars are essentially never stolen, while popular older cars are stolen in vast numbers.

Whatever the reason, stealing newer cars is harder. That increased difficulty translates into decreased theft rates.

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Re:VW Has Spent Two Years Trying to Hide a Big Security Flaw by RaleyField on Friday August 14, 2015 @09:20PM (#10063933)
> while popular older cars are stolen in vast numbers

For now. Once they get out of circulation only newer cars will be left and at that time it might be that thieves could buy devices to hack into these cars just as you can rent botnets today.

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