Privacy4Cars

(privacy4cars.com)

8 points | by peutetre 9 hours ago ago

11 comments

  • UniverseHacker 6 hours ago

    I don’t want a car that is even capable of storing personal data… it has nothing to do with what it is used for.

    • euroderf 6 hours ago

      That ship has sailed.

      • UniverseHacker an hour ago

        Funny you should say that… besides driving old cars that don’t collect data, I also travel a lot by sailboat, and prefer to not even have an electrical system for simplicity/reliability. I like old diesels that also have no critical electronics- you can roll start them down a hill and they’ll run without any functioning electricals.

      • msandford 6 hours ago

        Not if you buy older cars. Pre 2010 seems safe enough.

        • prettyStandard 4 hours ago

          I put in my 2008... This site describes it as a hard drive on wheels. It can't upload the data but it still records it. Not quite sure what data is in there, or if it ever rolls off.

          • UniverseHacker 35 minutes ago

            Hmmm I see they do this off a VIN… ironic they expect people worried about vehicle privacy to put their VIN into a random website.

  • ferfumarma 3 hours ago

    The example report is too small to be useful.

  • kkfx 6 hours ago

    The sole possible privacy are mandatory FLOSS and open hardware.

    • prettyStandard 4 hours ago

      Per the website, there's a GDPR mandate to allow the deletion of personal data.

      • kkfx 3 hours ago

        How can you know that your car, with a SIM card inside, you do not own, do not collect personal data: the OEM can say "we do not", you can't prove the contrary except with complex actions, partially illegal as well.

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