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[rusty ol ranger]

I have similar plans. I figure you either have to hope future tech will always come to your rescue or you better have something that can survive an EMP. No, I'm not a prepper, and yes, I do own several all-tube transceivers.

A 300 with points and a manual i would think would live on just fine.

 

[Rick W]

I wonder if you put in a modern radio with Bluetooth if that draws you into the “net.” I don’t think I have to worry about that with my eight tracks and cassette players…

 

[pentode]

Any wireless receiver provides an attacker with some amount of attack surface. A new radio in an old truck isn't going to give them much of anything to work with beyond the radio - definitely very easy to track your whereabouts though. A new vehicle with Bluetooth (I imagine they all do now)... Well that could plausibly give an attacker with the right info access to every computer in the vehicle. I'm sure there are a handful of people and or agencies that might be able to do that. However, on new cars, they helpfully offer about 5 other ways to access the computer remotely that are much easier.

And what's being proposed in that article just means they don't want to hide the fact they can already do that anymore. Think of it: they'll be able to adjust everyone's insurance rates down to the penny based on every single acceleration/braking/steering event along with which neighborhoods you visit and which stores you shop at.

I'm going to stop now, I can hear the helicopters.

 

[RobbieD]

Best way to keep Big Brother out of your transportation activities . . .

. . . just be nice to your horse, and they won't rat you out.



I'd rather walk, or ride a horse, than own anything newer than 1994 model trucks.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

Best way to keep Big Brother out of your transportation activities . . .

. . . just be nice to your horse, and they won't rat you out.



I'd rather walk, or ride a horse, than own anything newer than 1994 model trucks.

Eh, horses give me hives... and are maintenance pigs.

 

[superj]

so this is the last good year to buy a ranger raptor. ruh roh, i don't want that kind of payment

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

so this is the last good year to buy a ranger raptor. ruh roh, i don't want that kind of payment

Maybe you can turn off the sneaky stuff with Forscan

 

[superj]

i bet not. you cannot turn off auto start/stop with forscan on the new rangers