Car manufacturers have brilliantly managed to convince me never to buy a car made after ~2015.
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It's gonna be standard practice to pull the cellular modem out of cars when putchased, or at least pull the fuse.
Starting failed, please call your service partner for assistance.
They're gonna tie it into a safety component so it can't be messed with. Likely they'll say it's tied to the emergency system that can alert authorities in the event of an accident.
They'll make it an essential loop
Oh no, it appears I broke the listening device with a hammer, how sad.
Now your car won't drive due to critical functionality and is bricked til you take it to the dealership.
Oh no, it appears I have taken a hammer to the dealership and broke it as well, how sad.
This is just some rank and file employee that’s just trying to get that sweet patent bonus money.