“Wanna bet whether or not the next generation of diagnostic data is encrypted....after all, reading the codes might help me ‘figure out’ the car’s software.”
Then don’t buy a car like that. You have every right to exercise your freedom as a consumer to reject a product you don’t like. You don’t have the right to “hack” copyrighted software.
Funny, I never heard many FReepers standing up to defend hacking, software piracy, etc. I guess if you guys want to do it to the computers onboard your cars, then you suddenly discover a convenient exception to your principles.
“Then don’t buy a car like that.”
I’m predicting a situation where all cars sold in the US will be mandated to have the same fault codes (just like today), only its encrypted. All cars. No other place to buy a car.
“You don’t have the right to “hack” copyrighted software.”
Reading fault codes is not a ‘hack’. The fault codes are there to assist the mechanic in diagnosing the car’s problems. It is output only....I can’t modify the software with a code reader. Its really not a lot different that the “oil pressure too low” light - there just isn’t enough space on the dash for a light for every code. So one light, the Malfunction Indicator Light (check engine soon) comes on, and invites you to check for the fault.