this post was submitted on 05 Dec 2023
576 points (98.3% liked)

Technology

59042 readers
3069 users here now

This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.

Our Rules

  1. Follow the lemmy.world rules.
  2. Only tech related content.
  3. Be excellent to each another!
  4. Mod approved content bots can post up to 10 articles per day.
  5. Threads asking for personal tech support may be deleted.
  6. Politics threads may be removed.
  7. No memes allowed as posts, OK to post as comments.
  8. Only approved bots from the list below, to ask if your bot can be added please contact us.
  9. Check for duplicates before posting, duplicates may be removed

Approved Bots

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
L3s@lemmy.world
L3s@fry.gs
L4s@fry.gs
L4s@lemmy.world
enu@lemmy.world
576
Carmakers Push Forward With Plans To Make Basic Features Subscription Services, Despite Widespread Backlash (www.techdirt.com)
submitted 11 months ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
114 comments fedilink hide all child comments
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[โ€“] trafficnab@lemmy.ca 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Modchips are an incredibly niche product and therefore much easier to target and shutdown, millions and millions of people will seek out how to break the law to get free heated seats if subscription services become widespread

[โ€“] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world -4 points 11 months ago

Modchips went under the radar for years. It wasn't until they became popular (modchips company making millions in profit) that the developers were sued.

Like car mods right now, as long as it's a few, it isn't worth the hassle because there is no money to take from them. If it becomes big and Cartoys starts selling lots of mod chips that break encryption, they will be sued and possibly jailed.