"There could be some element of plain old psychological brainwashing involved as well. Or at least, the reprogramming might manifest in such a way that it resembles brainwashing and it'll have to be broken in the same way."

Basically this is far more complicated than Connor or Hank have any experience of or knowledge about.

"Do you mind?" He reaches out his hand for Hank's. They could probably communicate without it at this point, but touching and actually interfacing with the mod is a much more direct way to find out if that was Hank's doing, and just how much power he has. It could be that the mod's given Hank abilities Connor's never come across before. And in an ironic sort of way, that's pretty exciting to think about.