late stage capitalism Mercedes-Benz launches new subscription service that lets you drive your car faster Thom Dunn
tesla Tesla restored autopilot feature to used car, saying the whole thing was a "miscommunication" Mark Frauenfelder
tesla Man buys used Tesla with autopilot. Tesla remotely disables autopilot: "not a feature that you had paid for" Mark Frauenfelder
automotive Inventive students detach IoT car-immobilizers, use their SIMs to power free wifi hotspots Cory Doctorow
privacy "Smart" doorlocks have policies that let landlords and third parties spy on you Cory Doctorow
law Court orders carriers to remotely brick phones that have been smuggled into prisons Cory Doctorow
Boing Boing Gadgets Reverse-engineering a connected Furby toy, revealing its disturbing security defects Cory Doctorow
late stage capitalism Tesla's demon-haunted cars in Irma's path get a temporary battery-life boost Cory Doctorow
Boing Boing Gadgets Testing products for data privacy and security Geoffrey MacDougall, Consumer Reports