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      07-12-2022, 11:14 AM   #56
shawnhayes
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Originally Posted by heavyD^2 View Post
You bought a car with seat heaters and it feels criminal that the auto manufacturer could enable/disable them via remote software based on paying a monthly or annual fee. This isn't a service like satellite radio where you are paying for continuous new content or software revisions. This is hardware that's already installed in your car that does not require any sort of software upkeep. I feel this is going way too far.
If they do this, there WILL be an aftermarket of hackers who will enable the features for a fee, and block BMW from being able to disable them.

Betcha.

But let's hope they don't try to pull it here, and Korea gives them the middle finger on it.

Shawn
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