Just came across a post on Reddit asking about cars, thought I’d ask here too.

The article the reddit post cited was: https://www.thankyourobot.com/2023/07/on-road-to-privacy-invasion-unmasking.html

In short, if I’m in the market to purchase a new car, which one should I go for to improve privacy? And if we assume that such a thing is not possible anymore, what can we do for our (newer) cars to be more private? I was considering things like removing the radio antenna (if I can, that depends on the model of the car).

I’m also interested in knowing just how would car companies mine information from a car if I haven’t connected my mobile to it? Do cars have SIMs inside them that have free 4G/5G access and can send information that way? How would I check if my car is doing something like this?

Thanks!

    • MigratingtoLemmy@lemmy.worldOP
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      1 year ago

      Thank you. I do plan to own a cycle later on when I (hopefully) move to a place where cycling is a better experience. I will aim to use a cycle almost exclusively when traveling close, but something are A LOT easier with a car.

      • Stelus42
        1·
        1 year ago

        I’m not sure who would’ve downvoted you there, but yeah I live in an already car dominated city with 90+ degree humid weather for months straight. I DO have a bycicle but it’s just not a feasible form of travel for me.

        • MigratingtoLemmy@lemmy.worldOP
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          1 year ago

          In that weather I would simply stay at home and never get out of the AC haha. Indeed, it’s not feasible to cycle when the weather outside is that horrid