Removing the Modem and GPS from my 2024 RAV4 Hybrid (arkadiyt.com)

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[-] blobjim@hexbear.net 12 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Cool article!

I also followed a few links in the article to https://www.mozillafoundation.org/en/blog/privacy-nightmare-on-wheels-every-car-brand-reviewed-by-mozilla-including-ford-volkswagen-and-toyota-flunks-privacy-test/

and found

Subaru states that by being a passenger, you are considered a user — and by being a user, you have consented to their privacy policy. Several car brands also note that it is a driver’s responsibility to tell passengers about the vehicle's privacy policies.

lol

[-] SacredExcrement@hexbear.net 9 points 1 week ago

Several car brands also note that it is a driver’s responsibility to tell passengers about the vehicle's privacy policies.

vehicle's privacy policies.

k-pain

[-] blobjim@hexbear.net 7 points 1 week ago

It's crazy that there isn't a law somewhere that privacy has to be what your expectation is. Privacy in a physical space means the people with access to the physical space. But there's just secret sensors and cameras recording stuff and sending it off under the thinnest guises. This stuff is obviously just for surveillance.

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