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From: FatterDumber& Happier Moe on 19 Mar 2010 07:34
Repo man,
that's what he am,
or was,
"A man fired from a Texas auto dealership used an internet service
to remotely disable ignitions and set off car horns of more than 100
vehicles sold at his old workplace, police said yesterday.
Ramos-Lopez used a former colleague's password to deactivate starters
and set off car horns, police said. Several car owners
said they had to call tow trucks and were left stranded at work or home.
The Texas Auto Center dealership in Austin installs GPS devices that
can prevent cars from starting. The system is used to repossess cars
when buyers are overdue on payments, said Jeremy Norton, a controller at
the dealership where Ramos-Lopez worked. Car horns can be activated when
repo agents go to collect vehicles and believe the owners are hiding them."
read it all at,
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/texan-accused-of-disabling-100-cars-over-internet-1923500.html
From: dr_jeff on 19 Mar 2010 07:43
FatterDumber& Happier Moe wrote:
> Repo man,
> that's what he am,
> or was,
> "A man fired from a Texas auto dealership used an internet service
> to remotely disable ignitions and set off car horns of more than 100
> vehicles sold at his old workplace, police said yesterday.
> Ramos-Lopez used a former colleague's password to deactivate starters
> and set off car horns, police said. Several car owners
> said they had to call tow trucks and were left stranded at work or home.
> The Texas Auto Center dealership in Austin installs GPS devices that
> can prevent cars from starting. The system is used to repossess cars
> when buyers are overdue on payments, said Jeremy Norton, a controller at
> the dealership where Ramos-Lopez worked. Car horns can be activated when
> repo agents go to collect vehicles and believe the owners are hiding them."
> read it all at,
> http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/texan-accused-of-disabling-100-cars-over-internet-1923500.html
>

Is it legal to put a device in someone's car that can shut it off
without the costumer's permission?
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