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Re:Toyota owners have to pay $8/month to keep using their ke... by bigiain on Monday December 13, 2021 @06:59PM (#29546382)
> Regardless, it's not that much of a stretch to imagine that an automotive engineer might decide to replace cable actuator with a wire and solenoid.

Or with a bunch of CANBUS electromechanical hardware and some shittily written software running on the entertainment unit (with insecure cellular network connectivity).

I wonder how long before someone sets up unlockyourtoyota.ru where you can send them 0.01BTC to unlock the car you're stuck inside?

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Re:Toyota owners have to pay $8/month to keep using their ke... by betwixthewires on Monday December 13, 2021 @07:55PM (#29546823)
This made my day. You're 100% spot on. I laughed loudly at the absurd truth you painted for me.

Low effort comment I know, but I had to let you know.

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Re:Toyota owners have to pay $8/month to keep using their ke... by unobatbayar on Tuesday December 14, 2021 @02:44AM (#29549260)
> unlockyourtoyota.ru

The fact that it's a russian site made my day. Russian hackers man...

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