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Re:About the security content of iOS 14.7.1 and iPadOS 14.7.1 by mason55 on Monday July 26, 2021 @11:01PM (#27968172)
And you’re free to jailbreak your phone. It’s not illegal. No ones going to arrest you.

But no one says the car manufacturers are required to make a car where you can flash the ECU. There’s just no reason for them to block it. If someone came up with a way to steal your car by tricking your into running an app that flashed your ECU then you can bet Ford would disable it pretty quickly.

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Re:About the security content of iOS 14.7.1 and iPadOS 14.7.1 by tatersolid on Tuesday July 27, 2021 @01:50PM (#27975386)
> But no one says the car manufacturers are required to make a car where you can flash the ECU. There’s just no reason for them to block it.

Sure there is… if they are providing warranty on the vehicle then they should definitely block ECU mods, as a customer could flash original firmware back after causing damage.

And I imagine you can easily make an engine over-rev or overheat with a modded ECU, perhaps to the point of causing a fire or other catastrophe.

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