Post #4897415 · Elektrine

2026-09-29 23:13 UTC

Your car’s data privacy problems are worse than you think cross-posted from: infosec.pub/post/52944835 You hear it all the time: Modern cars are basically smartphones on wheels. And just like the phone in your pocket, the car in your driveway collects vast amounts of data - tracking where you drive, how fast you accelerate, how hard you brake, how aggressively you turn, and much more. The legality of this […]

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@PennyRoyal@sh.itjust.works 2026-09-29 23:29

Mine isn’t. I’d rather cut my own toes off than pay to drive a modern car

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@njordomir@lemmy.world 2026-09-30 02:18

My car was the last year before the model got a new spy stereo. I’m sure it has some in it, but nothing compared to later years and higher trims. I will hang onto it until it starts shooting engine pieces out the exhaust.

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@UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 2026-09-30 02:31

worse than you think Headline gore

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@RodgeGrabTheCat@lemmy.ca 2026-09-30 02:49

Family car is a 2014. Dad asked the other day “How would you feel if we got a hybrid?” My reply “As long as it doesn’t have a full-time network connection, I’m fine with it” Next time, I’ll be adding “No internal cameras, no infotainment system, and why buy an old hybrid instead of an old gas car?”

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@Pratai@piefed.ca 2026-09-30 03:04

Early 2000’s Kia here. Not an issue.

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@Pat_Riot@lemmy.today 2026-09-30 04:20

'06 with a manual. All “modern” cars can get fucked.

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@whosepoopisonmybuttocks@sh.itjust.works 2026-09-30 06:30

My truck is >20 years old but it won’t last forever. Is removing the car’s cell antenna a viable solution?

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@ProfThadBach@lemmy.world 2026-09-30 20:24

I have a 1999 z3 and a 2012 f150 with the satellite disabled. The only thing tracking me is my fucking phone.

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