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Your car’s data privacy problems are worse than you think (www.theverge.com)
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cross-posted from: https://infosec.pub/post/52944835

You hear it all the time: Modern cars are basically smartphones on wheels. And just like the phone in your pocket, the car in your driveway collects vast amounts of data - tracking where you drive, how fast you accelerate, how hard you brake, how aggressively you turn, and much more. The legality of this […]

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[-] PennyRoyal@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 day ago

Mine isn’t. I’d rather cut my own toes off than pay to drive a modern car

[-] aizakku@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 day ago

I’ve got an ‘08 myself and I’m in the same boat. Gonna keep it at this vintage or older when I need a new one but I’ll drive it till it dies.

[-] Salvo@aussie.zone 6 points 1 day ago

This is why I purchased a Suzuki Jimny.

  1. really stupid ADAS with no connectivity.
  2. big profile tyres so I can handle the potholes.
  3. goes anywhere so when the revolution comes I can go bush and avoid the conflict.
[-] mx_smith@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

I used to own a Sumarai, and loved that car. I didn’t realize the Jimny was almost the same thing but better looking and more of a hard top. I wished I lived outside the US.

[-] Salvo@aussie.zone 2 points 19 hours ago

The new ones have all the compromises of an off road vehicle, and are underpowered (like most modern ICE vehicles).

They are still amazing fun to drive, although the Range Anxiety is Real. Driving over 110kmh on some roads is dangerous, especially with crosswinds.

Despite it’s light weight, it is still a bit of a guzzler, I’m Averaging 9-10l/100km in daily and weekend use, which means I can only travel about 300-400km without having to fill up again: further if I drive sedately.

I have friends with long-range 80l fuel tanks and there is also a 30l sub-tank available. It is technically possible to install them both at the same time, but that is a lot of extra weight and that doesn’t leave much room for mufflers.

I know people who only drive on slow 90km/h roads and they often get 6-7l/100km.

[-] mx_smith@lemmy.world 2 points 19 hours ago

I used to drive it on the beach in VA it was a blast. I was driving across the Chesapeake Bay Bridge tunnel during hurricane Andrew and my friends in the back had to hold on to the top to keep it from blowing off. Fun times.

[-] PennyRoyal@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

I love Jimnys, great choice!

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