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Carmakers are failing the privacy test. Owners have little to no control of the data they hand over (www.ctvnews.ca)
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[–] 46 points 2 years ago (2 children)

This has been one of the major reasons I have no desire to buy a new car. I do not want a $30k IoT device that spies on me. Unfortunately, that is pretty much the norm now.

If/when I am forced to buy another, I’ll be looking hard into which ones are the easiest to rip the modem out of. Can’t be an IoT spying device without the internet.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I wonder what your insurance company would say about that.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago

    Fuck that insurance company. When mine shipped a couple of OBD-II connection boxes for us to install for our auto insurance, I sent them back. They told me I wouldn't get their special discount if I didn't install the trackers in our 2 vehicles. I said I'm not installing your tracker boxes regardless. I continue to have car insurance, and those alleged discounts didn't really amount to much.

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