Mexico’s government says that two U.S. federal agents recently killed in a car crash in the country’s northern region were not authorized to participate in operations in Mexico.

Mexico’s government says that two U.S. federal agents recently killed in a car crash in the country’s northern region were not authorized to participate in operations in Mexico.

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  • bedwyr@piefed.caEnglish
    15·
    4 days ago

    They can do that remotely now for newer vehicles, not even all than new. Not saying that is what happened here. But it could be.

    • greyscale@lemmy.grey.oooEnglish
      11·
      4 days ago

      I did say a while ago the first remote-control assassination using a vehicle’s computer and steering being remotely set has already happened, we just don’t know to who.

      The technology and ability to do so has existed for a while.

      • bedwyr@piefed.caEnglish
        5·
        3 days ago

        Virginia Guiffre I suspect. There is another that is widely rumored, trying to remember the details, which I never really learned well, might have something to do with the CIA. But I think it was somebody connected to some of the ones that originally broke the story about the vulnerability of cars to hackers.