In a worst case scenario: US Invasion. What device could the US government simply force to stop working in Canada that would cause the most chaos (e.g: brick all iPhones)? - eviltoast

What products are most at risk. What are easiest to replace to reduce risk? Hardest to replace?

  • ricecake@sh.itjust.works
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    29 days ago

    It’s not even a secret. Almost all modern cars do as part of remote service packages. It’s what let’s you ask them to unlock your car, do remote start via a phone app, or let’s the police request a remote shutdown of a stolen car.

    • Blaster M@lemmy.worldEnglish
      13·
      29 days ago

      Fix that by disconnecting the cellular antenna in the car and the telematics unit. You may need a bypass harness on some modern cars that “responds” to connectivity pings in the car’s canbus, but otherwise you can’t kill what’s not connected. :3