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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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Scott@sh.itjust.works
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Can’t really go into depth, but I worked for a major automaker, privacy is a joke for newer cars even if you don’t pay for the Internet plans.

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pyr0ball@reddthat.com
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Is there anything a mildly competent electronics enthusiast could do to disable any outbound data?

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Scott@sh.itjust.works
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Unfortunately not for the company I worked for, all I will say is it was one of the top 5 automakers in the world.

I assume the others were also doing similar things in their cars.

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RaoulDook@lemmy.world
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I unplugged the cellular modem in mine. But it was made last decade, so they probably make those harder to find now.

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Scott@sh.itjust.works
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As far as I’m aware, newer cars have them embedded in the head unit.

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