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Mozilla released their studies, and I'm seeing a growing number of posts on the Internet about cars and the privacy nightmare they entail. I remember how this issue wasn't talked about earlier because "just buy an older car" was still prevalent. I'm so happy that people are taking notice. Thank you to this community and Mozilla for the work they are putting in!

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[–] dingus@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

I'm basically in the position that I'm driving a car from 1999, and when it finally dies, I'll either be resigned to riding the bus or finding another aged used car without all this absolute bullshit in it.

Maybe it really is time for the Free Open Source Vehicle.

[–] Apollo2323@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago

That's kinda extreme lol but I hope that companies start selling non smart cars. I don't want my car to be smart , I want my car to take me to point A and B , and be able to fix it myself.

[–] Tau@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago

Get ready for the Pine Car

[–] scytale@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Getting a base model can somewhat help too. My 2020 car only has carplay. No built in navigation or any remote or homing tech (that I know of). It’s the higher trims that get all the fancy tech “features”.

[–] Rodeo@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

Oh my god, no. No, no, no.

Just because they aren't making those features available to you doesn't mean they aren't still tracking all that stuff.