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CaryWhit t1_j8mrlah wrote

Deere is not dumb. They simply claim that people are reflashing the software to add more power and bypass DEF and emissions controls and most in the government nod their heads in agreement.

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PlaguesAngel t1_j8nlzmu wrote

God forbid people fix their machines, but if a foreign power who has gathered all historic data of the American heartlands fields/crops wanted to launch a ransom attack

I haven’t followed up to hear if the vulnerabilities were corrected but they sure seemed to not give a shit when it was presented to them over the past 2 years.

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Mr_ToDo t1_j8nvmdh wrote

And people can use dyed fuel in normal engines. Doesn't mean we don't sell dyed fuel, you put harsh punishments on the infringements. And yes harsh ones, because catching them is uncommon so the ones you do catch have to be hurt enough to make the low odds not worth the risk.

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