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By Graham Cluley posted 3 Jul 2015

 

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Clearly its frustrating for those 433,000 car owners, and a major nuisance for the car dealerships that will have to apply the software fix even if it only takes a few minutes in the showroom.

 

Wouldn’t it have been much less of a nuisance if those Ford cars had been able to update themselves via the internet instead?

 

Well, yes, maybe that would have been a smoother way to roll out the software patch to all those cars – but don’t forget there are significant security challenges with that approach too.

 

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Well, this is just the thin end of the future edge...as we will no doubt find as more and more manufacturers move towards the 'computerisation' of vehicles. 
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Well, this is just the thin end of the future edge...as we will no doubt find as more and more manufacturers move towards the 'computerisation' of vehicles. 

And then charge a fortune for the privilege of looking at the car.
And most probably end up playing Solitare or another game whilst doing the work (for that extortionate fee)...LOL

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