• scoobford@lemmy.zip
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    We lowkey need a database of how to airgap cars. Spying hardware started being common long enough ago that people aren’t really going to be able to avoid it when buying used, unless they have the time and money to maintain a classic car.

    It isn’t just your driving either. They also very commonly log location and audio inside the car as well.

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      Yes!! It frustrates me so much when the proposed answer is “buy an older car”, which is not a longterm solution.

      It would be cool to have an iFixit-like score for each model.

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        6 months ago

        Iirc Mozilla tried, but they all were so terrible everybody got an F according to their (IMO pretty fair) standards.

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          This was a completely different thing - the report was about what data they collect or have the capability to collect, rather than how easy it is to remove the telematics unit and which functions would be impacted by it. The suggested measures against this were pretty basic, no mention was made of actual modifications.

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            I’d expect in most cars it’s as simple as pulling a fuse for the cellular radio. But depending on how the car is designed that might break other features like the infotainment or keyless entry. It’s hit or miss how any given car will react to things being unplugged.