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@noctisatrae@beehaw.org to Privacy@lemmy.ml • 1 year ago

"Cars are the worst product for privacy" | Hope this will reach the normie consumer!

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"Cars are the worst product for privacy" | Hope this will reach the normie consumer!

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@noctisatrae@beehaw.org to Privacy@lemmy.ml • 1 year ago
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It’s Official: Cars Are Terrible at Privacy and Security
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All 25 car brands we researched earned our *Privacy Not Included warning label – making cars the worst category of products that we have ever reviewed
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    How do they collect any data? Beyond the locations the car drives to.

    From the article:

    from your medical information, your genetic information, to your “sex life”

    But how? I can’t fathom it.

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    • @kool_newt@lemm.ee
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      By connecting to your phone.

    • @SomeoneSomewhere@lemmy.nz
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      Bear in mind many models also have voice recognition, and the Bluetooth can potentially pick up the MAC on every phone in the car.

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      Internal dash cam video and/or audio.

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