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Your Car Is Tracking You. Abusive Partners May Be, Too. (www.nytimes.com)

submitted 10 months ago by silence7@slrpnk.net to c/technology@lemmy.world

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She stopped responding to him, she said, even though he texted and called her hundreds of times.

Ms. Dowdall, 59, started occasionally seeing a strange new message on the display in her Mercedes, about a location-based service called “mbrace.” The second time it happened, she took a photograph and searched for the name online.

“I realized, oh my God, that’s him tracking me,” Ms. Dowdall said.

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[–] Arghblarg@lemmy.ca 15 points 10 months ago (1 children)

So surely there must be an easy way to cut/disconnect whatever antenna(s) are used for OnStar, LTE, Bluetooth etc. in modern cars? I know when I finally am forced to get a car with always-on systems I will be looking for ways to disable them.

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 15 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (3 children)

You can, but the result is that a bunch of navigation, tire pressure monitoring, and other features break

[–] Lifecoach5000@lemmy.world 13 points 10 months ago

laughs at tire pressure monitoring from my 2000 Honda CRV

[–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

That sounds like a bonus to me. Seriously I have bad luck with those type of sensors, fulty pieces of crap. Also built in navigation is shit and if it also breaks every other stupid feature like bluetooth or back up cam id consider that a bonus. Mind you if I ever got an electric car id probably cut off the roof and remove the doors to improve the mileage. So maybe I shouldnt be allowed near modern cars.

[–] psud@lemmy.world -4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Tesla let you opt out of all connectivity. No need to cut any wires or disconnect any antennae.

Ed. Sure downvote me because you hate the brand, they are still the only brand that lets you make your new car almost* as privacy respecting as an old one

*It will still store driving data in the car, which your insurance company may use for our against you

[–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 5 points 10 months ago

I dont trust tesla, also you couldnt pay me to drive their cars.

[–] Arghblarg@lemmy.ca 1 points 10 months ago

Fine with me, I don't need those :)