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Re:A CBP contract shows the risks in connecting your vehicle... by mywittyname on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @02:13PM (#27040717)
Your Versa isn't exactly dumb either. It's younger than the iPhone.
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Re:A CBP contract shows the risks in connecting your vehicle... by tga on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @03:03PM (#27041512)
You can still buy a brand new Toyota Land Cruiser J70 in 2021. Even though it will be newer than the iPhone 12, it won't spy on you -- because it was designed in 1984.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_Land_Cruiser_(J70)

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Re:A CBP contract shows the risks in connecting your vehicle... by 4ad on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @05:46PM (#27043295)
Unfortunately, only in Australia and parts of Africa and a few other select markets.

I've been trying to buy a new J70, but AFAICT you can't buy a new one in the EU or US, and it's practically impossible to import one either. I'd be very happy to be corrected.

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Re:A CBP contract shows the risks in connecting your vehicle... by rayrey on Wednesday May 05, 2021 @01:18AM (#27046466)
The 25 year rule sucks
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Re:A CBP contract shows the risks in connecting your vehicle... by Zhenya on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @04:09PM (#27042295)
Mechanical design of original platform does NOT limit the OEMs ability to install telecommunications modules and other upgraded electronic.
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Re:A CBP contract shows the risks in connecting your vehicle... by jmnicolas on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @02:15PM (#27040766)
You mean older?
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Re:A CBP contract shows the risks in connecting your vehicle... by ahlatimer on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @02:25PM (#27040919)
A 2011 Versa is younger than the iPhone which launched in 2007.
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