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Mozilla flunks 25 major car brands for data privacy fails (www.theregister.com)

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[-] PeutMieuxFaire@kbin.social 45 points 9 months ago

Thanks a lot for your post ! The future of cars looks grim.

Serious and naive question: how could I get rid of the tracking at the hardware level when I will have no choice other than to buy a connected car?
Is there an antenna or a SIM card somewhere that I could disconnect/remove? Would the car continue to work if the connection to the manufacturer's server is lost?

[-] jherazob@beehaw.org 8 points 9 months ago

No idea, but for starters say goodbye to navigation, it likely uses an internet connection

[-] PeutMieuxFaire@kbin.social 12 points 9 months ago

For recent cars I am afraid you are right. My current and "old" car has a built in navigation system with the map on an SD-card. No need for a connection to a smartphone - which I do not own. Therefore I suppose it is not communicating with the manufacturer.

Then, someone in my family with a more recent car got several "firmware updates" out of the blue, hinting to a 'permanent' connection to the manufacturer.

I have the feeling we need to start organizing and claim a "right to disconnection". Having the car dial for help after a crash is one thing but what Mozilla's report describes is at another, much higher level.

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