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Toyota sells access to their remote start.

This should be illegal.

So does Acura/Honda. Used to be on the key fob, but now it’s through a phone app with a subscription. I thought it was ridiculous until I learned how it worked. Instead of being RF based, it works using Sirius XM satellite data pushes.

I’m not sure how to feel about it now. I think the satellite version is more secure, but does have a different cost structure.

(I only found this out when our account wouldn’t work for months. Then a few months ago there was a security issue with that system that reset our account.)

Secure, eh?

https://mobile.twitter.com/samwcyo/status/159779209717567488...

Tl;dr: They didn't actually bother to put security into the app

> We could execute commands on vehicles and fetch user information from the accounts by only knowing the victim's VIN number, something that was on the windshield.

Our products are turning into vending machines, with the iPhone as the best example.

I wonder how much their subscription for the blinkers costs.

Probably a lot, judging by the cost of BMW blinker fluid.