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Most, if not all car companies collect and profile your data, how can I improve my privacy when buying a modern car? (www.mozillafoundation.org)
submitted 8 months ago by to c/privacy@lemmy.ml
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I think car privacy isn't talked about amongst any privacy enthusiasts online ever, and it apparently is one of the biggest data collectors out there. For someone like me who values electric cars for there affordability and environmental reasons, but still want physical car buttons and control over my data, how would I go about this?

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[–] 9 points 8 months ago (1 child)

Yes, but this is kind of missing the point. We can’t all just buy old cards forever.

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago* (1 child)

    Watch a lot of the car renovation shows.

    You can have an old car completely renovated for like 30k

    That's cheaper than just about any brand new car.

    And you can keep buying old cars. You just are limited in selection.

    I know one mechanic who converted an old Chevy S10 into an electric vehicle. It cost also about 30k and that was 13 years ago. He could do it easier, cheaper and better with today's parts availability.

    These are in Canadian prices

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  • [–] 3 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    After rebuilding it, you drive your new 30k EV out of its refit garage. Pulling out into the road, you immediately get hit by someone using their cell phone, totalling your car.

    The insurance company offers you $5k for your vehicle, as they value it as a twenty year old used car on a rebuilt title.

    These things are never that simple.

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago (1 child)

    ... No that's not how it works if you don't want it to.

    He said he paid about 120 dollars extra for some specific type of coverage due to the custom nature of the work on his insurance and when it did get into a collision, he got more than it cost him to repair it.

    He did that project as a curiosity and used it as a shop vehicle, and it got a lot of use iirc

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