▲ 157 ▼ Court rules automakers can record and intercept owner text messages (therecord.media) submitted 2 years ago by shish_mish@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world 21 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] techt@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (3 children) The idea is the car reads your texts to you via TTS so it's less tempting to look at your phone while driving. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Illustrious_Luck5514@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Oh wow that’s fucked that cars can monitor that now permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FlowVoid@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Only if you give the car permission. My phone (Android) has a popup when I connect to a car, asking if I want to give permission to read my text messages. I usually answer no. No doubt iPhones have something similar. permalink fedilink source parent [–] sploosh@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I wonder if this interacts with Android Auto. AA essentially uses your car's speakers and screen as peripherals for your phone, so hopefully it's sandboxed out of the car's systems (except then it's Google reading your messages). permalink fedilink source parent [–] Eezyville@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago I just turn the phone on silent. In fact silent is the default mode. To many spammers. There is nothing important enough in my life that requires immediate attention. Might change if I find a woman and get kids but not likely. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Illustrious_Luck5514@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Oh wow that’s fucked that cars can monitor that now permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FlowVoid@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Only if you give the car permission. My phone (Android) has a popup when I connect to a car, asking if I want to give permission to read my text messages. I usually answer no. No doubt iPhones have something similar. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FlowVoid@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Only if you give the car permission. My phone (Android) has a popup when I connect to a car, asking if I want to give permission to read my text messages. I usually answer no. No doubt iPhones have something similar. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sploosh@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I wonder if this interacts with Android Auto. AA essentially uses your car's speakers and screen as peripherals for your phone, so hopefully it's sandboxed out of the car's systems (except then it's Google reading your messages). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Eezyville@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago I just turn the phone on silent. In fact silent is the default mode. To many spammers. There is nothing important enough in my life that requires immediate attention. Might change if I find a woman and get kids but not likely. permalink fedilink source parent