It turns out that the “Internet of Things” is full of automated snoops and spies. Data collection, now integrated into new car designs, is more pervasive than ever and is ushering in a brave new world of surveillance and corporate collusion.
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She also pointed out that “Between 2019 and 2022, Tesla employees internally circulated intimate footage collected from people’s private cars for their own amusement, according to reports.”
But you can definitely trust Musk to put a chip in your head…
Imagine buying into such an ecosystem that’s embedded in you just to get the email “we’ve changed! Here’s what you should know! Pricing will change from x to y” etc along with all other stupid shit
Gonna be some eternal sunshine type shit with weirdos masturbating to your stream of consciousness (against TOS of course)
Joke’s on them. I can’t afford to replace my 20 year old car because everything is completely unaffordable in this hellscape
Good news! They’ve been spying on you for well over 20 years at this point.
My next car will probably be a 1986 Ford Bronco with an EV conversion and zero network connectivity. Just a hunk of 4x4 steel with a ton (literally) of batteries under the hood.
Mine is a few years too old to do that. Once my car is no longer working I’ll be putting around on my ebike instead
Your ebike is also spying, probably.
I doubt it, where I live I barely get a cell signal
What will be interesting is what the reaction will be when geeks figure out how to firewall their cars.
When can we start open sourcing cars?
There’s gotta be a way to disable telemetry. My first thought is to cut whatever antenna is used to transmit your data to the corporation. It could be the same antenna used for radio, but I’d go without radio in a heartbeat if it meant Ford, Chevy, or whoever can’t spy on me in a car I paid $15,000+ for.
Of course, we shouldn’t have to do this. My first choice is to not give any of these car companies a dime of my money, but literally every single brand is doing it. This disgusting trend of spying on people should be illegal. It’s rapist behavior.
