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As cars become ever more sophisticated pieces of technology, they’ve begun sharing information about their drivers, sometimes with unnerving consequences.
Kashmir Hill, a features writer for The Times, explains what information cars can log and what that can mean for their owners.
I currently drive two older cars (>15 years old), and I was hoping to get an EV to replace my commuter (Toyota Prius), but they’re all full of “smart” nonsense. Hopefully someone ends up making a sensible, simple EV w/o the spyware.
@sugar_in_your_tea @possiblylinux127
Good luck with that. You can’t even buy a “dumb” TV anymore.
They are available, selection is just a lot more limited.
@sugar_in_your_tea
Exactly.