▲ 417 ▼ Your car is a smartphone on wheels: A team of researchers tested 21 vehicles and found that all of them transmitted data to a third-party domain. And over half were pinging advertising companies. (www.consumerreports.org) submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by beep@piefed.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 84 comments fedilink hide all child comments cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1432229/your-car-is-a-smartphone-on-wheels-a-team-of-researchers-tested-21-vehicles-and-found-th Data sent by vehicles and companion apps included locations, VINs, and other identifiers. Amazon, Google, Meta, and Microsoft were among the top receivers of driver data.
[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 43 points 3 weeks ago (2 children) My car isn’t because it’s old and stupid. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mrmisses@lemmy.world 19 points 3 weeks ago (1 child) I hate my 2013 Mazda but also love it. Stupid and full of bad memories permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] UnrefinedChihuahua@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 weeks ago I just sold my 2013 for a 2011. I'm reverting! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mrmisses@lemmy.world 19 points 3 weeks ago (1 child) I hate my 2013 Mazda but also love it. Stupid and full of bad memories permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] UnrefinedChihuahua@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 weeks ago I just sold my 2013 for a 2011. I'm reverting! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] UnrefinedChihuahua@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 weeks ago I just sold my 2013 for a 2011. I'm reverting! permalink fedilink source parent