A controversial bill that would require all new cars to be fitted with AM radios looks set to become a law in the near future. Yesterday, Senator Edward Markey (D-Mass) revealed that the “AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act” now has the support of 60 US Senators, as well as 246 co-sponsors in the House of Representatives, making its passage an almost sure thing. Should that happen, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration would be required to ensure that all new cars sold in the US had AM radios at no extra cost.

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    6 months ago

    Also, anything cryptographically secure will be reverse engineered in a few years. If the keys have to be cycled, then all old radios will no longer work.
    Loads of examples of DRM being broken (iPhone jailbreaks, Nintendo switch emulators).
    How long were DVDs around before they were cracked? 2-3 years?
    Nintendo switch emulators came out a year or so after the switch was released.