FYI: Car Stereos Don’t Get Viruses From iPods

If a car dealership ever claims your stereo unit got a virus from pirated MP3s on an iPod connect via 3.5mm audio cable, they’re wrong. Dead wrong. So wrong, you should punch them in the face. [Reddit]

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    hishamabri

    Saturday, February 12, 2011 at 8:08 PM

    Just thinking of that made me laugh hysterically

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    Shane Plunkett

    Saturday, February 12, 2011 at 10:17 PM

    I am assuming that a car dealer somewhere has a caved in face at this point?

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    Mark

    Sunday, February 13, 2011 at 9:30 AM

    Ok thanks Adrian. I’m off to Parramatta Road with a loaded question. Should be a long punchy day.

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    Dan

    Sunday, February 13, 2011 at 11:42 AM

    Thanks a lot that is what happened to me too and as suggested I punched him in the face. Next thing I knew police came around and arrested me for assault :(

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    LucasF

    Sunday, February 13, 2011 at 3:35 PM

    Holy Cow!!! Some people are really really really dumb. Now how you gonna get a virus through an analogue audio connection??? Maybe this could be done but I doubt it has!

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      Josh

      Monday, February 14, 2011 at 11:34 AM

      Do I really need to point out that the previous ipod nano’s transferred data using this exact process? An analogue headphone connection hooked into a usb port? It would be perfectly possible, but it wont happen.

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