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[-] dylanmorgan@slrpnk.net 6 points 3 weeks ago

That also solves the problem of the dealership needing to continue charging hundreds of dollars to replace a lost key.

[-] bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 weeks ago

This is why they did it ya know.

Squeeze every drop out if the consumer you possibly can

New cars fucking suck.

[-] magic_smoke@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

The solution to that is open source tooling to download backup and re-upload your private key material to a set of keys.

Doesn't solve the issue of the key cut though.

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