▲ 500 ▼ ‘Privacy Nightmare on Wheels’: Every Car Brand Reviewed By Mozilla — Including Ford, Volkswagen and Toyota — Flunks Privacy Test (www.mozillafoundation.org) submitted 5 months ago by pomegranatefern@sh.itjust.works to c/fuckcars@lemmy.world 126 comments fedilink hide all child comments Originally found on privacy@lemmy.ml
[–] Mac@mander.xyz 6 points 5 months ago (2 children) We need to find a way to cripple cars' connectivity. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 6 points 5 months ago (1 child) If the data is stored in the car, that just changes the timing of the privacy breach, not its existence. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago* There are a lot of serious issues that get recalled that need to be fixed in software nowadays. If you disable the radio, sure you're safe, but like you mention, if its stored on the car, now you either forego addressing recalls and risk your life, or you take it into the service center to manually update it and they get the data then. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ProjectPatatoe@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago Check for a "telematics unit" Removed one recently for a 2016 Subaru Forrester because it was draining the battery. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 6 points 5 months ago (1 child) If the data is stored in the car, that just changes the timing of the privacy breach, not its existence. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago* There are a lot of serious issues that get recalled that need to be fixed in software nowadays. If you disable the radio, sure you're safe, but like you mention, if its stored on the car, now you either forego addressing recalls and risk your life, or you take it into the service center to manually update it and they get the data then. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago* There are a lot of serious issues that get recalled that need to be fixed in software nowadays. If you disable the radio, sure you're safe, but like you mention, if its stored on the car, now you either forego addressing recalls and risk your life, or you take it into the service center to manually update it and they get the data then. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ProjectPatatoe@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago Check for a "telematics unit" Removed one recently for a 2016 Subaru Forrester because it was draining the battery. permalink fedilink source parent