This feels like a very clearly overly broad request easily challenged in any sane court. Whether that matters anymore is questionable.
this post was submitted on 17 May 2026
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Company is going to challenge that they can't give that away for privacy reasons.
But they can sell it for profit reasons.
Had the DOJ just purchased it from the start, we would never even be hearing about it.
Again.
seems very targeted to me. they want all thebusers of an app specifically designed to disable emissions tracking.
EZ Lynk is the name of the app for anyone too lazy/busy to read the article and want to know which app to uninstall.
people shouldnt have that app. the current administration isnt behind this because we know they dont care about the clean air act.
Thanks, downloading a copy to export the apk
A software respository containing user identifying information - what could go wrong. Let's install them on all our phones! /s
It's a mad world.
They are citing Clean Air Act violations as a reason they are going after the app!? Pretty wild considering his EPA is actively trying to let car makers to pollute more and I'm pretty sure rolling coal is legal now. The app makers must have some details about the Epstein files or something
I just saw a rolling coal guy last weekend. Rural Washington state is something else.
Someone did not agree to pay off the authorities it is exactly like that.
I know very little about this app, but it looks like a tuning and sensor app. You could change the program in your car to vary it for performance, or gas mileage. I remember when you used to be able to openly talk about profiles, but the car companies didn't like that and called that info "proprietary".
I digress.
Anyway, I wanted to say: I don't see how this tool physically removes a catalytic converter. It may change the program to let you run without one, but I think the government should go after Big Wrench. They did it.
Stop installing apps.
You are the product.
I'm tempted to install this app just because. I'm not going to use it (I own two perfectly good scanners with tuning ability), but I'm always up to fuck with the government.
How did you post this comment?
He used smoke signals to a buddy in Kyrgyzstan that has a Linux based Chinese knock off brand of DOS based untraceable burner phone
I think the smoke signals got mixed and Gondor is asking for aid now.
Probably from a website
Good luck using a website without a browser or at least curl.
Apps are specifically mobile applications in this context.
Jedi powers, duh!
while buried balls deep in yer mum.
Fuck you, Peter.
This is clearly shitty and should not happen! People disabling the emission control are clearly shitty assholes and should pay, a lot!
The thing is, it isn't an app strictly for what the article says some people use it for. Plus there's a lot of differences between what is "street legal" vs what is race track legal. I know people who buy cars specifically to track them. They may change the tune on their car as a result. Doesn't necessarily mean they are removing parts or doing anything illegal.
Hell. You can use this app if you happen to build a kit car.
I understand that you're upset about the potential impact on the environment. But this is a fishing expedition.
It'd make more sense to subpoena companies selling deletion kits (and outlaw the sale of those in the US).