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Automatic Transmission – a data-privacy study of connected vehicles

262 points · 235 comments · rafaelc

  1. stego-tech · · 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. drnick1 · · focus · HN ↗
      This is the right way to deal with the problem. I would simply pull the fuse or unplug the cellular modem though.
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