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California98Civic · 03-06-2013, 06:03 PM

"The same kind of digital locks are now used by carmakers to force consumers into getting repairs at authorized dealers."

Here is the full article, with the "listen" link, from NPR:
Why The Library Of Congress Has A Lock On Your Phone : All Tech Considered : NPR

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james

03-06-2013, 06:03 PM	#1 (permalink)
California98Civic Cyborg ECU Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Coastal Southern California Posts: 6,299 Black and Green - '98 Honda Civic DX Coupe Team Honda 90 day: 66.42 mpg (US) Black and Red - '00 Nashbar Custom built eBike 90 day: 3671.43 mpg (US) Thanks: 2,373 Thanked 2,174 Times in 1,470 Posts	Digital locks on your car's software "The same kind of digital locks are now used by carmakers to force consumers into getting repairs at authorized dealers." Here is the full article, with the "listen" link, from NPR: Why The Library Of Congress Has A Lock On Your Phone : All Tech Considered : NPR yrs, james __________________ See my car's mod & maintenance thread and my electric bicycle's thread for ongoing projects. I will rebuild Black and Green over decades as parts die, until it becomes a different car of roughly the same shape and color. My minimum fuel economy goal is 55 mpg while averaging posted speed limits. I generally top 60 mpg. See also my Honda manual transmission specs thread.