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Mozilla flunks 25 major car brands for data privacy fails (www.theregister.com)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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...and the related Mozilla report

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[–] [email protected] 73 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (9 children)

If a car is advertised as smart or connected, there's a good chance it collects too much personal information.

That's too bad because most new cars are, and it may cause some people to keep their old polluting but privacy-friendly car longer.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 10 months ago

All new cars - Bruce Schneier wrote in cryptogram that he tried to buy a new car without a permanent internet connection to the manufacturer and it wasn't possible.

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