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I own a Garmin Dash Cam, and one of the features is red light and speed cameras alerts, however this feature is hidden behind a subscription, the camera doesn't require internet connection all the time, so theoretically the files could be reverse engineered. I tried to do a quick google search but got nothing, does anybody know if this feature has been cracked?

Link to Garmin website for more info: https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?faq=NjIqrNTpHR2wvQecTjtoZ6

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[–] themoonisacheese@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If the camera can stay offline, is something preventing you from buying the subscription, activating it, and refunding it/paying only 1 month then never putting the camera online again?

[–] chris@l.roofo.cc 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I don't think it is that easy. I'd say you might be able to use it for 1 month then. The key probably has a validity.

[–] dashydash@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Yep, it also has GPS so I don't think faking the date/time of the device will have an effect.

[–] themoonisacheese@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Fair enough, but the clock on any device not connected to the internet can't be trusted ;)

[–] totallynotarobot@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

That means your footage would have invalid date/time stamps, making it useless when you need it for its intended purpose.

[–] chris@l.roofo.cc 3 points 1 year ago

GPS is a pretty accurate time source.