Comments on: Intel inside BMW

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sun, 18 Dec 2005 04:37:22 +0000

Although some people may find that scenario ridiculous, I certainly do not. It’s well within possibility with the laws in the books right now. The car companies could not get away with simply making their own car parts, but if they made some kind of computer system that checked the imbedded licensing chip on each part each time the car started and equipped it with some kind of encrypted authorization system they could easily get away with it. Since it’s currently illegal to reverse engineer software for commercial purposes, there would be no legitimate way for independent parts manufacturers to make parts of their own that would work in the new cars. All the car companies would have to do is include a eula with your original car and that’s it, you’re their property.

They would not be able to get away with it all of a sudden, but probably slowly inch it into your car, starting with some kind of embedded anti-theft device. Remember they have to make it look like they are doing it for your benefit. Gag.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sat, 17 Dec 2005 15:50:04 +0000

Yup. We’ve been hearing this ever since the RIAA discovered p2p networks. I wish they had never found them.

This has GOT to be stopped before it can be started. Quick! Nag your governments to ban this kind of behaviour by companies and slap a fine of 100% of their net income for 100 years on any business that does this.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sat, 17 Dec 2005 12:11:31 +0000

We will probably start seeing car manufacturers within 10-20 years or so try to monopolize on replacement parts with some kind of perverted DRM technology. Imbedded chips in all of the major car components, if you try and install a brand not authorized by the manufacturing company then you car will not start. Independent mechanics destroyed and sued out of existence, unless they offered to pay a licensing fee for the right to use these manufacturers approved parts. Don’t forget to, if you try and bypass their chips or DRM codes then they will demand you are thrown in jail for being a pirate, and stealing money from the legitimate part manufacturer. Sound familiar?

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Fri, 16 Dec 2005 23:02:51 +0000

Nah the tpm’s in cars will dictate where we can go….

‘I’m sorry sir Intel says your not allowed to enter that parking lot, they only sell AMD processors”

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Fri, 16 Dec 2005 09:05:26 +0000

wow thats great… cant wait till this moves to consumer cars, now we can have TPM’s in our cars, and in stead of just having an engine stall we can have our cars crash and reboot while we drive…