The US government seems to have discovered the way to insure cars by banning hacking. Or are you able to discern some feasibility? 
Today, the members of the US Congress of the House of Representatives will discuss a new bill that, shortly, will make illegal research into car hacking, and offenders will face particularly high fines (100.000 dollars) whenever they get access to a car computer without permission.
The US government appears to be preparing to pass a law with incredible and outrageous clauses that clearly benefit a lobby, group or agency. We've seen this before, and if you didn't remember we mentioned the passage of laws authorizing backdoors, Patriot Act etc.
So once again, with this specific bill, the favor of the US government to the automobile industry at the expense of the consumer can be seen. This is done clearly, since there are certain provisions of the law that allow it collection data from the user and sending it to car manufacturers.
What else does the proposed bill say? First of all, there is the glaring issue of what the "car hacking" bill says.
It states:
"It is illegal for any person to have unauthorized access to an electronic control unit or the critical system of a motor vehicle, or any other system containing information on the driving of such motor vehicles, either wirelessly or by wired connection."
Imagine yourself as a car security specialist. You bought a new car from a company with many new features, and a super computer that you can control from your smartphone. As an expert in your field, you have noticed some weaknesses in the way certain features are applied.
Acting instinctively as a researcher security hack YOUR car's computer to verify your theory. You then generate a report listing all the problems, which could be used to endanger the lives of other drivers as well.
With the new law if you send the report to the manufacturer, he can boldly answer that he is not planning any solution in the near future, because it will damage the reputation of the car industry or it will cost too much. Faced with this "madness", if you decide to warn the public, or publish your findings online, you will "win" a fine of $ 100.000.
The above scenario describes how the automotive lobby will work if it passes the law banning hacking research into car safety?
Does it seem to be overturned? No it is not. There is the story of three security researchers who discovered a flaw in the operation of some high-end cars. Instead, however, Volkswagen has identified the security gap for two years, dragging investigators to the courts, trying to prevent them from publishing their findings.
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BILL: DiscussionDraftonVehicleandRoadwaySafety
