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Re:Court rules automakers can record and intercept owner tex... by shiroiuma on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @08:06PM (#38199571)
Why the hell is anyone actually using SMS text messages these days? It's not much different from using fax machines. The only thing SMS is good for is automated 2FA messages.
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Re:Court rules automakers can record and intercept owner tex... by softjobs on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @08:16PM (#38199667)
And not even that.

https://consumer.ftc.gov/consumer-alerts/2019/10/sim-swap-sc... https://pages.nist.gov/800-63-3/sp800-63b.html

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Re:Court rules automakers can record and intercept owner tex... by callalex on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @11:49PM (#38201297)
It’s not about the transport medium. My Honda also proxies iMessage and FaceTime.
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Re:Court rules automakers can record and intercept owner tex... by shiroiuma on Thursday November 09, 2023 @02:18AM (#38202092)
I don't see how it can do that unless you give it your login details to those apps. And what about other apps, like WhatsApp, LINE, WeChat, or Messenger? I don't know anyone that uses iMessage or FaceTime; I didn't even think those were chat services.
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Re:Court rules automakers can record and intercept owner tex... by cale250 on Thursday November 09, 2023 @09:01AM (#38205073)
SMS and iMessage are exposed via Bluetooth’s Message Access Profile. Facetime would use the Hands Free Profile. Access to both of those would be requested during pairing of the phone.

At least on iOS, the other apps would need permission to integrate with the necessary API to integrate with MAP. I’m not sure if this is even available with the public APIs.

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Re:Court rules automakers can record and intercept owner tex... by aezart on Thursday November 09, 2023 @09:35AM (#38205487)
What else am I supposed to use
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Re:Court rules automakers can record and intercept owner tex... by shiroiuma on Thursday November 09, 2023 @08:09PM (#38213683)
The same thing everyone else in the civilized world uses: a chat app like Messenger, WeChat, LINE, or WhatsApp.
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