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Tesla Hackers Find ‘Unpatchable’ Jailbreak to Unlock Paid Features for Free::A group of security researchers claim to have found an "unpatchable" jailbreak for some Tesla vehicles, potentially unlocking in-car purchases

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[–] housepanther@lemmy.goblackcat.com 41 points 1 year ago (8 children)

Nice!!!! That should piss off that petty tyrant old Musky.

[–] riesendulli@discuss.tchncs.de 29 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Insurance will gladly deny you in case of accidents containing your licensed and jailbroken device. Don’t buy this shit in the first place

[–] Patius@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Insurance would have to prove the modification caused the accident by disabiling some safety mechanism.

Legally, software mods and hardware mods are no different, and people have been modifying their cars well before you could hack a seat heater on.

Modifying your car isn't a valid reason to yank coverage in most circumstances.

Even making your car faster isn't enough, assuming your mods are street legal.

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