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Re:Hyundai wants loniq 5 customers to pay for cybersecurity ... by indemnity on Sunday August 17, 2025 @12:17AM (#44928822)
Other manufacturers treat defects in their products by doing a recall and wearing the costs of their mistake.

Asking customers to pay for the actually-secure retrofit is certainly a choice.

I hope the small amount of money recovered was worth it, Hyundai/Kia just disappeared from my consideration for any future vehicle.

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Re:Hyundai wants loniq 5 customers to pay for cybersecurity ... by serf on Sunday August 17, 2025 @12:33AM (#44928880)
>Other manufacturers treat defects in their products by doing a recall and wearing the costs of their mistake.

No.

Other manufacturers treat defects with recalls after analyzing the fiscal prospect of doing so, and determining whether or not state/regional laws require them to do it.

Here's one of the "not that wrong" scenes from Fight Club to better explain[0].

[0]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiB8GVMNJkE

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Re:Hyundai wants loniq 5 customers to pay for cybersecurity ... by lukan on Sunday August 17, 2025 @03:05AM (#44929531)
Do you have any other sources than a hollywood movie made for entertainment?
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