How to Figure Out What Your Car Knows About You (and Opt Out of Sharing When You Can)
How to Figure Out What Your Car Knows About You (and Opt Out of Sharing When You Can)
Cars collect a lot of our personal data, and car companies disclose a lot of that data to third parties. It’s often unclear what’s being collected, and what's being shared and with whom. A recent New York Times article highlighted how data is shared by G.M. with insurance companies, sometimes...
Cars collect a lot of our personal data, and car companies disclose a lot of that data to third parties. It’s often unclear what’s being collected, and what's being shared and with whom. A recent New York Times article highlighted how data is shared by G.M. with insurance companies, sometimes without clear knowledge from the driver. If you're curious about what your car knows about you, you might be able to find out. In some cases, you may even be able to opt out of some of that sharing of data.
Ok I’m ready for the US to implement proper data protection laws now
I'm ready for the US to restore proper protection for property rights now. It's absolutely batshit insane that corporations are allowed to have this much control over products after they're sold to begin with.
Likewise
Reach out to your reps and encourage others to do the same
And until they do, I will continue driving my 2007 Tundra
Laughing at this bullshit with my 2001 Honda Civic.
We all know that’s not happening. While people with money have political power over the decisions of ones in office, they will always have the upper hand. That’s how we reached a point where a 2024 car had a paid subscription for the climate control
People sleepwalking through life is how we have a climate control subscription. A large enough boycott of all their cars would cure them of malfeasance for several years.
This is why we have ads on all the streaming services now, and why we have a fuckload of streaming services instead of just one or two. This is why HP thinks they can do ink subscriptions.
Looks like a lot of info is shared through the manufacturer's app which interacts with the car. Easy to avoid if you don't install the app.
What we're all here looking to avoid is the car itself uploading data. The article isn't as clear about that, I guess since it depends so much on your exact model of vehicle.opt-out
Haha. Naive.
Me: Oh please mister surveillance capitalism, oh please don’t track my personal data please.
MrSC: heh heh heh. Sure, kid. You got it. thumbs up
My car is a 2013, my truck is a 2003, they don't know shit.
They know a lot, potentially, just don't have a cell connection.
I don't know whether the maintenance process involves any download and transfer of data to the manufacturer, though I imagine that it could.
If they have airbags and ABS they know a shitload more than you think.
Laughs in 25 year old car...
Me and my 2000 Honda CRV shitbox are chuckling with you.
Yep, 99 civic here.
Thanks I opted out via the eff links to my car manufacturer.
Same. Apparently my car is a "smart phone on wheels", so they were getting pretty much everything.
If I understand correctly, none of this is legally enforceable anyways.
Fuck it, just rip the antennae out. The only wireless connection a car needs these days is Bluetooth, and there's workarounds for that.
Best ways to circumvent this:
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Buy a pre-2000s car. Sure, cars were going high tech before but this was long before IoT became a thing.
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Ditch the car all together and get into to cycling and e-bike culture.
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Misread that as "cat" and thought I was in for a cute satire, not a boring dystopia.
Same here, heh.
MY car doesn't know shit, I was shocked to find out it has the hardware for keyless entry.
Even if your car can't have your data, your insurance will. And they will use it against you.