[General] vehicle black boxes

[Justin Richards]

With that said, the only surefire way to get rid of the black box, is to
get rid of your truck, and go get something with a carburetor.


On Thu, Mar 20, 2014 at 2:30 PM, Justin Richards <ratmandu at gmail.com> wrote:

> Agreed, pretty much every new car has one, and it will likely be mandated
> (if it isnt already) for every new car built and sold.
>
> It is not wirelessly connected (unless you have an OnStar like service),
> it's not recording your conversations, your weight, your phone records, or
> what your cat thinks of the dog.
>
> It is not interfering with the use of your vehicle, and removing or
> disabling it might put your vehicle into 'limp-in' mode and turn on the CEL.
>
>
> On Thu, Mar 20, 2014 at 2:15 PM, James Fluhler <j.fluhler at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Just curious but why would you want to disable it? Presuming it does not
>> emit a signal and is simply a data recorder in the vent of a crash.
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 5:20 PM, WebDawg <webdawg at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I would think about, from what I have read so far, instead of disabling
>>> it (says integrated into electronics) figuring out a way to auto wipe it.
>>>
>>> It looks like it records around the crash, and has limited capacity.
>>>
>>> http://wiki.hackspherelabs.com/index.php?title=2010_Chevy_Equinox
>>>
>>> Chevy has a GMLAN interface that lets you do all sorts of stuff, i never
>>> got into it but you can intercept and send commands.  if the box is linked
>>> to it, that would be a start.
>>>
>>> Someone just interfaced with a car at defcon or some conference I
>>> thought.
>>>
>>> You are going to have to hack it.  I mean read this (i know it is crappy
>>> fox news)
>>> http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2010/03/04/toyota-secretive-black-box-data/
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 12:12 PM, David <ainut at knology.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Just discovered my Toyota truck has a "black box," a data recorder in
>>>> it.  How can I disable that <censored> and still have the truck work?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> David Merchant
>>>>
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