Source: Kevin Hurler, GIZMODO, 8/15/22

A hacker named Sick Codes has demonstrated a way to jailbreak John Deere tractors, which could allow farmers the opportunity to self-repair their equipment. When you think of technological innovations, your mind might not immediately jump to the agriculture sector. As farming and agriculture continue to automate, John Deere has found a sneaky digitally gate keep diagnosis of faulty tractor parts to ensure that farmers are forced to turn to the company’s own repair services.

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