How bad is Android Auto for privacy on a stock Pixel phone. What can the car and car vendor get access to.

  • I’d like to hear more about this. When I went to setup Auto on my vehicle, it demanded that I copy all contact information to the head unit, or it would not proceed with pairing and setup. That’s when I just shrugged and disconnected my phone. Bluetooth works just fine for me

    • @vapeloki@lemmy.world
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      3 days ago

      That may be ab implementation detail of android auto for your car manufacturer. I never needed to sync the contacts in BMW and VW.

      I had some troubles with Ford, but there It worked via USB instead of Bluetooth pairing without forced sync.

      Edit: I am in Germany, so data protection laws may also be a reason why it works for me