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.
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.
TheRealCharlesEames@lemm.ee 7 months ago
Ok I’m ready for the US to implement proper data protection laws now
grue@lemmy.world 7 months ago
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.
Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 months ago
Likewise
Reach out to your reps and encourage others to do the same
Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
And until they do, I will continue driving my 2007 Tundra
NegativeInf@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Laughing at this bullshit with my 2001 Honda Civic.
dinckelman@lemmy.world 7 months ago
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
jkrtn@lemmy.ml 7 months ago
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.