Security researcher Sam Curry shows how someone can hack your car with just your license plate: unlock it, start the engine, track a year of your location history. He found vulnerabilities in ~70% of car brands. Cars are computers on wheels and nobody's securing them.

@samwcyo And to the surprise of no one, Tesla is among the 30% of safe brands where only the owner (and Tesla Service Centers) can unlock the vehicle and start the engine.

@samwcyo your car is a surveillance device with wheels. the license plate is just the API key.

@samwcyo I would pay extra for a car that has no wireless receivers of any kind.

@samwcyo to add to this. there needs to be a database where we can cut the transmitter out of the vehicle. any connection is hackable - any open port, etc... Cut the antenna, TX/RX unit.... And now with AI, like openclaw - there is a far more serious threat.

@samwcyo And Carney just signed a deal with China to bring their privacy-bashing spy cars into Canada while destroying what is left of Canada's car industry. No country has accepted Chinese subsidized cars without it costing them their own industry.

@samwcyo When everyday objects become data machines, small leaks turn into full access. If we don’t demand privacy and security by design, convenience will keep costing us control.

@samwcyo This kinda thing make me yearn for a late 60's or 70's mustang......

@samwcyo Naomi, maybe it is bad enough Americans should start building their own cars without this junk.

@samwcyo SIM provisioning and management tech came to be a complete mess atm.

@samwcyo 1963 Ford Falcon.... go for it.

@samwcyo Wow, this is so crazy! So glad I held onto my 1997 Mercedes, not only is it beautiful classic, it’s not connected to anything. Looking to buy a Tesla in a few months, interesting to hear how they fair in the privacy department. 🧐

@samwcyo Is @Tesla on the list? cc: @elonmusk

@samwcyo This is just another reason to buy a 20+ year old car of truck.

@samwcyo Some might say this is an advantage of classic cars.

@samwcyo this is why i am rebuilding a 1998 and a 2000 truck... no connectivity

@samwcyo Can they hack my 22 year old truck?

@samwcyo erm,no they cant (i disconnected my car from the internet) (i dont have a car but if i did i would)

@samwcyo I don’t want to buy new cars

@samwcyo Old school cars for the win

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@samwcyo @elonmusk Can you build an after market blocker to stop this?

@samwcyo Or just STOP BUILDING CARS WITH COMPUTERS IN THEM

@samwcyo I am driving my old beat up until it falls apart. Fuck them!

@samwcyo Yes rfid chip in state issued tags and ur dl

@samwcyo Is there an audit list from best to worst car manufactures as a buyer guide for privacy minded individuals looking buy a new or used vehicle?

@samwcyo 😡

@samwcyo I think Xitter has kicked things up so one cannot see this if one doesn't have Twitter. I didn't see a YouTube link. Is there one?

@samwcyo Sounds like car companies are liable for not properly addressing flaws in their designs.

@samwcyo I refuse to buy a new car that is spying / data mining me. What I am looking for is a way to stop the car from transmitting the data.

@samwcyo love my 2002 toyota tundra

@samwcyo My car is dumb, no internet connection, no driver assist anything, no GPS. My Van is like that too with the exception of lane keeping assist.

@samwcyo Now combine these problems with AI...

@samwcyo Very interesting amazing talk !!! Loved the part where they hacked Tether ;)

@samwcyo Concerning vulnerabilities indeed. This highlights the need for privacy by design in connected devices. Secret Network's approach to confidential computing could extend to IoT, securing data at the source