Comment on Mozilla review of 25 car brands finds they're "a privacy nightmare"
Notorious@lemm.ee 9 months agoMany (if not most) new cars have their own cellular service built in. They spin this as being able to hotspot to your vehicle if you pay for data or being able to remote lock/start your vehicle with their app. However, the vehicle manufacturer has their own plan allowing them to relay back telemetry data regardless of whether you buy a data package.
pyrflie@lemm.ee 9 months ago
There are a ton of 12v signal jammers you can use to block this stuff. If manufacturers put tracking in everything these are going to become standard aftermarket equipment.
dandu3@lemmy.world 9 months ago
That’s highly fucking illegal and extremely dangerous. You’re a fucking idiot
floofloof@lemmy.ca 9 months ago
There were a beautiful few weeks when Lemmy was a more pleasant place with better quality of discussion than reddit. Unfortunately that time seems to have passed.
pyrflie@lemm.ee 9 months ago
How is it unsafe. You shouldn’t be on your phone if the engine is running.
Nobsi@feddit.de 9 months ago
Bruh those are highly illegal. At least in not backwards countries.
Youre also jamming other peoples services. what happens in an emergency?
pyrflie@lemm.ee 9 months ago
Yes the thing blocking only my vehicle is a barrier in the event of an emergency. Never mind that it turns off with the car or that the driver can pull it out of the cigarette lighter at any time.
God you folk are dummies.
Nobsi@feddit.de 9 months ago
And chinese laser pointers are also exactly the mw that is specified.
floofloof@lemmy.ca 9 months ago
Maybe people just don’t 100% trust the word of someone they don’t know on the internet, when they make claims without any supporting evidence. That’s not dumb; it’s appropriately cautious. Do you have any evidence to back up what you say?
BeMoreCareful@lemdro.id 9 months ago
I’m pretty sure those are illegal.