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Most, if not all car companies collect and profile your data, how can I improve my privacy when buying a modern car? (www.mozillafoundation.org)
submitted 10 months ago by to c/privacy@lemmy.ml
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I think car privacy isn't talked about amongst any privacy enthusiasts online ever, and it apparently is one of the biggest data collectors out there. For someone like me who values electric cars for there affordability and environmental reasons, but still want physical car buttons and control over my data, how would I go about this?

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[–] 84 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Volkswagen (VW) had a massive scandal that showed how dangerous this is. By leaking driving behaviour, VW leaked hidden military bases, politicians likely visiting prostitutes and more. Lucky for them ethical hackers (CCC) found that and did not use the data.

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  • [–] 32 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    Lucky for them ethical hackers (CCC) found that and did not use the data.

    In other words “ethical hackers” wasted a great opportunity to give shithead politicians a taste of their own venom. Very frustrating.

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  • [–] 19 points 10 months ago

    Yea, CCC actually has a huge problem by being too ethical. Apparently they had cases were the data protection authority did not force companies to disclose the leak because access by CCC does not constitute access by a malicious third party; absolutely bonkers. Just because the malicious party didn't open their mouth doesn't mean they haven't accessed the data, you pigeon.

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  • [–] 18 points 10 months ago

    Lucky for them ethical hackers (CCC) found that and did not use the data.

    I think the most effective way to ensure privacy is to find data mined on anti-privacy politicians and release all of it to the public.

    I wish I knew how.

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