I had beta invite Gmail account. At the point where Google DEMANDED that I provide my ID to prove that I am over 14, my account was over 14 years old. Also it was my First.Last, which is clearly not some bot. So ya, good luck with that.

I think assuming society can survive 20+ years (or more if we figure out longevity treatments) is overly optimistic. Morons always existed, by AI prevents most people from learning to be less moronic.

Yes, but these young people will have to take over when we are too old to do it. Sp what then?

Seeing how people are still knowingly on FB, is he wrong?

FB: Give us all your data or you won't be able to browse Internet.

This is horribly wrong advice, lying to LEOs is the quickest way to get charged with obstruction and end up in jail, even if there is no underlying crime. This is one of the reasons you don't want to talk to LEOs without a lawyer, you might say something casually that may not be 100% accurate and end up facing charges. This is also why lawyers coach to say "I don't recall" if you are not 100% certain what actually happened.

It is a remote kill API, there is nothing inherent that limits its use to "approved financing outfit".

You don't have to guess - it is a remote kill switch that will be abused by governments everywhere to silence dissent.

You will own nothing and be happy about it.

It is telling where GM priorities are - selling your data to LexisNexis - and not fixing disastrous engine issues.

Why would you not simply disable cell modem? You do know that if you airgap your EV they won't be able to push any updates on you, don't you?

They can also be pricks. For example, I read that Toyota will disable your keyfob remote start in 60 days if you disconnect DCM. This is nothing short of malice.

Someone did research with Toyota and DCM module on doing just this. Surprisingly, if you drive close to cell tower you still get connectivity. So no, you have to disable cell modem and not just antenna.

Anyone remotely tech-savvy should be disabling any remote connectivity a modern car has. This means finding the module (DCM, Starlink, On-Star, etc.) and disabling the cell modem. Especially with AI democratizing ability to attack IT systems, your connected car is one TicsTok video away from being someone else's "for the Lulz".

Miller and Valasek remotely took over Jeep in 2015. The response to these demos was not to fix auto security, but to add what is ISP-level firewall rules.

Here is what they have to say about this in 2025. Ten Years After the Jeep Hack: A Retrospective on Automotive Cybersecurity