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Privacy on Cars. How to stop data collection and transmission? (discuss.tchncs.de)

submitted 4 months ago by cmgvd3lw@discuss.tchncs.de to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Couple of months prior, I read an article on Mozilla, where they did a research on automakers and found none comply to good privacy measures. I am planning to buy a used car. I want to know how the data is collected and transmitted.

The car comes with a connected app though I am not planning to use it. It also has apple car play and android auto. Should I use those? The article states some manufacturers even records sexual activities. How are they transmitting these informations? Through connected phones?

My use is fairly basic, I want to use the Bluetooth audio system in the car for listening to music on my phone. I use maps on my phone.

What about car servicing? Can they access stored information?

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[–] deranger@sh.itjust.works 52 points 4 months ago (3 children)

That’s becoming less feasible with every day that passes.

[–] cmgvd3lw@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Yes, with emission standards, old car purchases are not really encouraged here. I am looking for a fairly new used car and these features are already included in most of them.

[–] Bye@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (3 children)

A 1999 Honda crv can be made to run forever

[–] seathru@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 4 months ago

Until someone blows a stop sign and turns it to scrap. You can only account for so much.

[–] DFWSAM@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Parts will fast become an issue.

[–] Bye@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

No they won’t. Many many parts are shared with accords, there are so many parts in junkyards it’s insane. The engines are still being made too.

[–] delirious_owl@discuss.online -1 points 4 months ago

The fuel economy is infinitely worse than a bolt

[–] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works -4 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Buy a used car, or don't buy a car at all and ride a bike, walk, or use public transit. Might have to move to a place that has busing, subways, bike lanes, etc. but it isn't impossible.

[–] niucllos@lemm.ee 10 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Depending on what you're trying to avoid, even 18 year old cars had OnStar gps that could in theory always track you unfortunately

[–] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 months ago

Pretty much any device could also be removed, disabled, or prevented from transmitting/receiving.

[–] delirious_owl@discuss.online 1 points 4 months ago

This is what I do, but sometimes you have to ride in someone else's car. Trying to tell them you don't want to speak because its a god damn surveillance capsule doesn't go over well