Nearly all modern car uploads location, speed, information on every device you have connected to your car, your contacts, in-car conversations with built-in microphones and video recordings with built-in camera 24/7.
- It’s Official: Cars Are the Worst Product Category We Have Ever Reviewed for Privacy by Mozilla
- Slate is not available yet
Needs suggestions for modern vehicles that doesn’t come with ads or telemetry built in.
Bicycles and sneakers don’t do this yet
Depending on what phone is in your pocket
One with a local VPN ad blocker
any suggestions for local VPN ad blockers please?
On android I use ad away, from the fdroid repos. I don’t think the equivalent exists for iPhone
A bike?
Are you OK with buying a well-maintained used car?
Also seconding recommendations for walking, bikes, and public transit.
Public transport has proven to me that Universal Access To Showering Facilities and Universal Dental Health Care must be some of our top priorities
Electric cargo bike. Why not get two or three, they’re cheap up front and in operation. Fuck cars, dude.
Ive been shopping for a cargo E-bike, the prices have dropped considerably compared to when I last looked.
A push bike
Modern/doesn’t spy on you
Pick ONE
Some cars label the telemetry/infotainment system in the fuse box. You can pull that fuse, but you won’t have a radio.
Alternatively, you can replace the OEM infotainment system with an aftermarket one. Just make sure the car is old enough that you aren’t losing important functionality by doing this (2018ish or older)
If you need a new vehicle, try some of the cheaper fleet type vehicles. The kind of vehicle that a company might buy 20 or 200 of.
These are often available without “luxuries” like automatic windows and navigation systems. It’s possible to get a vehicle with no telemetry or with basic bluetooth only.
