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minnix@lemux.minnix.dev to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year ago

Automakers, Insurance Companies, And Apps Are Non-Transparently Spying On Your Driving Habits And Hiking Your Insurance Rates

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Automakers, Insurance Companies, And Apps Are Non-Transparently Spying On Your Driving Habits And Hiking Your Insurance Rates

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minnix@lemux.minnix.dev to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year ago
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In 2023, Mozilla released a report noting that modern cars had the worst security and privacy standards of any major technology industry the organization tracks. That was followed by a great NYT re…
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    I have an old car with no advanced technology whatsoever. Could this be avoided by turning off my phone while driving, or can they still acquire data?

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      Depends on what kind of data collection you want to avoid

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        Good question. I’d mostly like to avoid entities like my car insurance provider from collecting information on my driving, things like that.

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          Then I think a degoogled ROM is more than enough

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      I would get a faraday bag or a phone with a physically removable battery if you want to be 100% sure. Even then, it’ll depend on how many traffic cams there are. It can be really difficult to not get tracked anymore.

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    The irony of Mozilla being concerned with industry practices around privacy. Rather hypocritical considering their majority funding source.

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      Um… Its not ironic at all? Mozilla has been active and well regarded in privacy oriented spaces for many years.

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      I don’t normally blindly down such comments, but without credible explanation and evidence of what you mean, I made an exception here.

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      what?

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