evacide,
@evacide@hachyderm.io avatar

You may be wondering why I'm salty about data privacy in cars all of the sudden:

https://therecord.media/class-action-lawsuit-cars-text-messages-privacy

maelduin13,
nicemicro,
@nicemicro@fosstodon.org avatar

@evacide So in Washington, am I also allowed to spy on people as long as “his or her business, his or her person, or his or her reputation” is not being threatened? Or is this only allowed for billion dollar international corporations?!

agbuckley,
@agbuckley@mastodon.social avatar

@evacide What the flaming f*ck? What's the non-creepy rationale?

KevinFreitas,
@KevinFreitas@mastodon.social avatar

@evacide Sounds like it’s time for a new law here in WA. Citizen state initiative, anyone?

killick,

@evacide Now do Smart TVs!

jeff,
@jeff@honeytree.social avatar

@evacide

If you'll excuse me I'll be in the garage wrenching on my Beetle.

jose_suweeet,
@jose_suweeet@mstdn.ca avatar

@evacide
I have been warning about this for at least 4 years now to whomever would listen.

gabh,
@gabh@mastodon.social avatar

@evacide Wut

hanabeans,
@hanabeans@wetdry.world avatar

@evacide maybe I shouldnt yell at my shitbox Suzuki for not even having a computer for the engine as much anymore

the_turtle,
@the_turtle@mastodon.sdf.org avatar

@evacide the next time Melon Husk has a tantrum, millions of cars could potentially brick.

Word.

xanatax,

@evacide … by riding in this vehicle, you consent to the EULA, and Privacy Policy?

retrohondajunki,
@retrohondajunki@mstdn.social avatar

@evacide
Sounds like something out of Black Mirror

VeroniqueB99,
@VeroniqueB99@mastodon.social avatar

@evacide whaaaat?!

Atirut,

@evacide This has to be bullshit, right? How can they get away with something so scummy?

VirginiaSOpossum,
@VirginiaSOpossum@ohai.social avatar

@evacide Seriously considering throwing a lot of money into my 14-year-old not-smart car to just keep driving it.

husbandpanda,

@evacide @mmasnick prob good techdirt article material

dangoodin,

@evacide

Please save some of your salt for the deadbird platform, Eva.

jciv,
@jciv@mastodon.social avatar

@evacide

"Beginning in ... 2014 infotainment systems in Honda's vehicles began downloading and storing a copy of all text messages on smartphones when they were connected to the system..."

Having dealt with Honda, I'm not at all surprised.

JiSe,

@evacide Adding all of these features to the cars now (or in the last 10 years) probably means that in a few years we will see such a horrible shit show when Car companies can monetize their old fleets, without fucking over their new car buying customers.

imnotafeline,
@imnotafeline@mastodon.online avatar

@evacide dystopian much

Freedom2B,
@Freedom2B@kolektiva.social avatar

@evacide

ZOMG abortion bans and laws against assisting immigrants or voters.

ChampersBE,
@ChampersBE@mastodon-belgium.be avatar

@evacide
Somehow I'm extremely happy with my 13 to 20 year old totally offline car park.
(Saab ftw !!!)

kkarhan,
@kkarhan@mstdn.social avatar

@evacide Personally I want my cars stupid and incapable of spying on me as a matter of principle.

A car is a tool and has no legitimate business snitching on anyone!

xankarn,
@xankarn@mastodon.online avatar

@evacide

I’m trying to learn more about this. This article mentions an app/tool that can be used to see and delete any data collected by your vehicle.

You have to provide the vehicle identification number (VIN).

No idea if it’s legit.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/komando/2023/05/21/your-car-collects-data-on-you-how-to-delete-it/70220377007/

jamesmarshall,
@jamesmarshall@sfba.social avatar

@evacide wow. This is seriously dystopian and fascist. Thanks for alerting us.

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