It turns out that the “Internet of Things” is full of automated snoops and spies. Data collection, now integrated into new car designs, is more pervasive than ever and is ushering in a brave new world of surveillance and corporate collusion.

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    She also pointed out that “Between 2019 and 2022, Tesla employees internally circulated intimate footage collected from people’s private cars for their own amusement, according to reports.”

    But you can definitely trust Musk to put a chip in your head…

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      Imagine buying into such an ecosystem that’s embedded in you just to get the email “we’ve changed! Here’s what you should know! Pricing will change from x to y” etc along with all other stupid shit

      Gonna be some eternal sunshine type shit with weirdos masturbating to your stream of consciousness (against TOS of course)

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    My next car will probably be a 1986 Ford Bronco with an EV conversion and zero network connectivity. Just a hunk of 4x4 steel with a ton (literally) of batteries under the hood.

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      Well an EV conversion would be the only way to get one of those out of its own way. There’s a reason OJ’s bronco chase was so slow… My ex insisted we get a mid 80’s bronco, and it was so bad. I think it averaged about 6mpg and good god it was laughably anemic. If it was me, I would look for a early 70’s or late 70’s bronco. Totally different styles for each, but still better than the mid 80’s anything.

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      Sure! We can insure that for you! Oh we just noticed that our InsureLink service isn’t connecting to your car. So I’ll just need you to sign this waiver saying that you’re declining the InsureLink Safety discount. Just sign right here. It’s just saying that we cannot offer you all of our insurance services, just like if you get in an accident or something and we can’t remotely verify what you were doing at the time, we can’t help you. Great! And without the Safety discount your premiums will go up by only 372.50 a month.

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      Dragging around a Ton of extra weight for no reason kinda defeats the purpose of going electric. Actually, dragging around the extra ton in the Broncos body kinda defeats the purpose of going electric too.

      Just catch a bus!

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          “Real drivers” prefer lightweight cars that are more responsive and can corner, take off and stop on a dime.

          Track racing, off-road racing and even Motorkhana and technical rock-crawling is more fun in a vehicle that is the bare minimum.

          The only reason any driver would want something with superfluous extra weight is in Monster Trucks for stability, and then only if they are a shit driver.

          Even Tractor pulls (where the object is to pull a heavy weight) need the right balance of power:weight and ballast to have sufficient traction to offset the dead weight of the load.

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        The mid-80’s Bronco is just for sentimentality. It was a piece of shit but given that little of the original’s powertrain survives the conversion, I don’t mind. My second option is a Range Rover from the same era. There I would also replace the electronics.

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    Joke’s on them. I can’t afford to replace my 20 year old car because everything is completely unaffordable in this hellscape

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    In the US, your car manufacturer might have a Do Not Sell My Information request form on their website. Not sure how effective it is, but it’s worth trying.

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      That’s the thing that’s funny about this.

      Some auto brands would ignore it, and some might actually take these requests seriously due to the legal ramifications if they don’t.

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    Mine is a few years too old to do that. Once my car is no longer working I’ll be putting around on my ebike instead

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    What will be interesting is what the reaction will be when geeks figure out how to firewall their cars.

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        🤣🤣

        This is the most ridiculous, pathetic, dumb, greedy, asshole thing I can totally imagine big auto doing.

        Yep. 💯% if they would offer subscriptions for heated seats; you’re god damn right they would do some shit like this.

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        Definitely a good idea if you are able. For people that have long commutes requiring driving on a freeway, it is probably not an option.

        Bikes are great! I ride mine as often as possible, but many trips are not possible with bikes, in the US.

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          There are places in the US where you can if you’re lucky enough to move there and/or live close to work, but yeah, it’s a struggle for Americans to safely bike commute almost everywhere.

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          Just move to a townhouse closer to your job… Oh wait… They tore them all down to build freeways and then made it illegal to build new ones…

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    There’s gotta be a way to disable telemetry. My first thought is to cut whatever antenna is used to transmit your data to the corporation. It could be the same antenna used for radio, but I’d go without radio in a heartbeat if it meant Ford, Chevy, or whoever can’t spy on me in a car I paid $15,000+ for.

    Of course, we shouldn’t have to do this. My first choice is to not give any of these car companies a dime of my money, but literally every single brand is doing it. This disgusting trend of spying on people should be illegal. It’s rapist behavior.

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    In related news, the DoJ are suing Apple because car manufacturers can’t extract Tracking data out of people’s iPhones.