Mozilla’s latest edition of *Privacy Not Included reveals how 25 major car brands collect and share deeply personal data, including sexual activity, facial expressions, and genetic and health information.
i wonder if snipping off your car’s modem completely stops the flow of data. like sure, your car’s CPU is still gathering that data but they have no way to retrieve it. unless you visit a dealership or authorized mechanic shop?
like, sure, I could take it in. but that’d mean I’d have been in a crash. just don’t crash. my first car didn’t even have a passenger airbag, they should consider themself lucky it might work at all
Under GDPR, in countries that have it, that could be challenged in court, forcing the insurers to show why the information collected is relevant to providing insurance.
i wonder if snipping off your car’s modem completely stops the flow of data. like sure, your car’s CPU is still gathering that data but they have no way to retrieve it. unless you visit a dealership or authorized mechanic shop?
Ding ding. Airgaps get broken when you bring it to the dealer, they plug it in, and it downloads and uploads all your data.
You gotta neuter the sensors
Don’t bring it to the dealer, they way overcharge for repairs anyway…
recalls are unavoidable, however
Only if you take it in. Sacrifices must be made…
that’s how I treat my airbag recall
like, sure, I could take it in. but that’d mean I’d have been in a crash. just don’t crash. my first car didn’t even have a passenger airbag, they should consider themself lucky it might work at all
maybe it’s different here in Europe, but why not avoid dealerships all-together? do you just not have third party mechanic shops?
What do you think the third party mechanic plugs into the car to read data from the computer?
are they also forced by the company to send them the data?
No, but you think they’re going to use open source software?? The dealer wrote the software. They’ll make it call home to the mothership.
Unless you find a mechanic that will perma airgap their computer. Good luck
Very likely to void your insurance
Under GDPR, in countries that have it, that could be challenged in court, forcing the insurers to show why the information collected is relevant to providing insurance.