This Motorcycle Airbag Vest Will Stop Working If You Miss a Payment

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[–]filbs111 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Seems evil. They do offer a one-off payment option, but if that contains a software route to switch off the safety system, not sure I'd trust it. I wouldn't buy a car with a bomb in it, even if they told me the feature to detonate the bomb had been toggled off in the settings menu because I paid extra.

[–]Fusrodamus 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Yep, not just evil, incompetent.

Only an idiot would implement functionality that would allow remote deactivation of a critical safety feature. You get hacked, you have a rogue employee, or one of your programmers makes a mistake, and you're fucked.

When you get called onto the stand to testify why this life-endangering feature exists in the first place, you'd better have a better answer than "To make sure I get paid." At best, you're sued into oblivion. At worst, you go to prison.

[–]Tarrock 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I'd bet this is illegal.

[–]AnarchySpeach 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

To the people saying this is illegal or at risk of a lawsuit:

Wouldn't the usual, "They signed this peice of paper." be followed by the Judge saying, "Huh. Well, that was stupid on their part. Next!"

I'm not a lawyer, but this seems like one of those things that would be impossible to sue over if the customer signed on the dotted line.

[–]ItchMcConnell 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Yaaass. I love it.

[–]adultmanhwa 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

subscription model for non-service is evil
also IOT is just scheme to control the users