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I'm thinking of buying a car. What is some advice? How do I maintain privacy in a modern car? (reddthat.com)

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I don't want the car reporting to insurance hard breaks and such. But frankly I just find these things creepy and I just want a base model car.

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[–] WhyJiffie 2 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Don't forget that even if you can disable its network connection (which is still an important step to avoid remote control shenanigans), the data collection may still continue, and if that's the case the make's diagnostic software will forward it to the cloud the next time your car is at service. I'm afraid that can't be avoided.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 hours ago

There are individual car repair shops. Well if you trust them to not sell the data, a trust that can be betrayed at any time.