Sex-life data, biometric data, demographic, race, sexual orientation, gender — everything.
Do the seats have genital detectors now?
this post was submitted on 07 May 2024
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lol I think they mean the car, since it knows where it is, can help car companies figure out who you're banging because you end up in the same room as the other person's cell phone a lot of the time while you're at that address. (Cell proximity is already used heavily to correlate data points, so it can pitch birthday present ideas to you for your mistress.) In this sense it's really no different than knowing what your favorite shoe store is, but they mention applications for abusers to track their exes and partners: thus sex life in itself becomes important.
I didn't realize cars were so horny.
And unless you are having sex IN a car how would it be collecting data about that?
I'm guessing they interpolate it from the places people visit. Fertility clinics, strip clubs, brothels, etc. There's no lower limit for a data harvesting scumbag with an MBA and a "cool new idea" for the c-suite.
Fuck, that's totally it too. Scumbags with MBAs. The worst are the fresh out of college MBAs with no work experience that want to prove how "smart" they are.
That. Their sound and video recordings could pick up whatever you do in the car. But I think this is really just lawyers being cautious. (I hope)
Please call your local dealer and ask.
Audio or it didin't happen.
I'm in need of a new (to me) car soon and this is stopping me from even starting the shopping process. Now I know I can cross new Hondas off my list of consideration (I can't stand to have notifications I can't turn off). But that still leaves a lot research into information the car companies don't want me to have and which I don't want to have to do.
Maybe I'll buy an old Crown Vic. They drive forever and don't look like any of the cars that local police currently use.
Maybe I’ll buy an old Crown Vic. They drive forever and don’t look like any of the cars that local police currently use.
lol just picked this up a few months back: https://files.catbox.moe/1xfxn3.jpg
2010 to 2015 is my golden era. All the creature comforts like bluetooth, heated seats, etc, reliable, efficient engines (companies like Toyota and Honda still use most of the engines that were used in this era), but none of the big tech additions we've seen since.
2015 is about the absolute latest year I'll shop for for numerous reasons. Apparently privacy is a new one for that list.
Figure out where the modem is and Farraday Cage it.
Then it’ll lock 70% of features and nag and spam you every time you start the car with warnings and notifications.
I bought a samsung tv recently and I was shocked that only the antenna tv wotks without a samsung account.
So a cabin in the woods without internet can't have a playstation?
That's what I've been thinking too
That quite often requires tearing the dash apart and removing the radio, sometimes even disassembly of it. Also voids your warranty.