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1. stego-tech · 1790889036 · focus · HN ↗

   When I buy an EV, one of the first things I intend to do is disable or block the chips using Wi-Fi and/or cellular from broadcasting further. If that means a faraday shield around the computers in question, so be it.

   Everything I need can be handled via CarPlay or physical dials/buttons in the vehicle. All this surveillance - on post-COVID priced vehicles no less, averaging ~$50k - is absurd, and I refuse to engage with it.

   1. xelaboi · 1790890301 · focus · HN ↗

      Some cars you can just pull the fuse on the ECU with the modem.
   2. drnick1 · 1790892319 · focus · HN ↗

      This is the right way to deal with the problem. I would simply pull the fuse or unplug the cellular modem though.
   3. waz0wski · 1790913289 · focus · HN ↗

      This doesn't stop the vehicle from recording telemetry, just transmitting it

      Take your car to a dealership for service and one of the first things their software does is download all of the data and phone it home

      1. kotaKat · 1790963728 · focus · HN ↗

         The second thing they do is punch all of your information into their computers anyways to be slurped up by Carfax[1] and company, so everyone knows you got an oil change and tire rotation anyways, as a bonus.

         (Third thing is filling out an online form to re-activate your dead SiriusXM system in your vehicle as a "3 month free trial" as a "gift" for coming in today...[2])

         [1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.carfaxserviceshops.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.carfaxserviceshops.com&#x2F; [2] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;siriusxmdealer.com&#x2F;service-lane&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;siriusxmdealer.com&#x2F;service-lane&#x2F;

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