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I just want to say that I'm so happy that people are taking notice of privacy concerns in cars (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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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[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I think it also has a little bit of shock factor. Everyone expects Google to be spying on you, so nobody is surprised when a report is released about a Google Home speaker being bad for privacy. When you’re buying the speaker, you’re making an active choice to trade privacy for convenience.

But the average person probably doesn’t expect that from their vehicle. I think lots of people are shocked to find out how much info their car has been collecting about them. Especially since cars aren’t usually considered a luxury in the US. To make the same comparison, a smart speaker is a luxury. You can opt out of the data collection by refusing to purchase one. You can do without it. But in most of the US, a car is a necessity, and this means that you can’t opt out of the data collection because you need a car to survive.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Also, while Google collecting data on you means they use it for advertising, your vehicle collecting driving data on you absolutely can and will be eventually used for insurance coverage. Insurance companies are absolutely salivating at being able to prove people's bad driving habits with data and use those as ways to increase the cost of their coverage.

Not loving the idea of being spied on by the insurance company dickbags just so they can look for any amount of "bad driving" as an excuse to pump up my rates.