All 25 car brands we researched earned our *Privacy Not Included warning label – making cars the worst category of products that we have ever reviewed

  • hoodatninja@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    What’s so difficult about this vs. say your personal computer is that I am a lot more comfortable tinkering with privacy tools on my computer, in which the worst case scenario is sites won’t load/the tools are imperfect, than I am with my car, which would be an expensive bricking experience or potentially a lethal one. So even those of us who are so inclined can’t really safely take the situation into our own hands.

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      1 year ago

      The good news is that the cheapest, most environmentally friendly and most privacy respecting cars one can find are all the same category - used ones. You also have decent safety in a decade old car these days.

      The bad news is of course that car manufacturers are countering this the only way they know how - by producing products that don’t last for shit. But at least if you buy an old one you can make a more informed decision, as other people have years of experience already.

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      1 year ago

      yeah like I could put hondahack in my car’s head unit pretty easily but 1) I’m worried that it might change the tuning of my engine and 2) it would void any warranty I have on the car I have left - totally agreed with having the ability but not willing to take the risk