Modern cars are computers on wheels that send home nonstop telemetry about you. In this post I remove my 2024 RAV4 Hybrid's modem and GPS to prevent that :)
Subaru states that by being a passenger, you are considered a user — and by being a user, you have consented to their privacy policy. Several car brands also note that it is a driver’s responsibility to tell passengers about the vehicle’s privacy policies.
It’s crazy that there isn’t a law somewhere that privacy has to be what your expectation is. Privacy in a physical space means the people with access to the physical space. But there’s just secret sensors and cameras recording stuff and sending it off under the thinnest guises. This stuff is obviously just for surveillance.
Cool article!
I also followed a few links in the article to https://www.mozillafoundation.org/en/blog/privacy-nightmare-on-wheels-every-car-brand-reviewed-by-mozilla-including-ford-volkswagen-and-toyota-flunks-privacy-test/
and found
lol
It’s crazy that there isn’t a law somewhere that privacy has to be what your expectation is. Privacy in a physical space means the people with access to the physical space. But there’s just secret sensors and cameras recording stuff and sending it off under the thinnest guises. This stuff is obviously just for surveillance.