As mentioned in another comment, the link takes us to the parent page where you can choose a brand (and presumably then, a model) of car to learn about.
I noticed that Mazda isn’t included among their brands so I sent a suggestion, thank you! I didn’t know that they provided privacy support for so many devices - they even have the Nintendo Switch in there and all kinds of categories: https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/privacynotincluded/
What would you need to do to make a car dumb? Remove all connectivity chips? ECU swap? Flashing custom software?
Buy a simple car
Thats the easy route, but i had hoped it would be possible to do something with newer cars. Looks like old ones might fall out of favor of laws in the future.
My LEAF has a 3G radio. It’s useless now. If it were still connected, I could yank it; you can have any shop do the same.
I’d think just unhooking the antenna would do it, it might stop working eventually though
Usually, the efficient goal oriented are dumb enough like ebikes. I am guessing investing in Aptera would be a great option for a to b daily driving. Aside from that, custom computer to control the car is the most logical step until you get into electric or hybrid type vehicles where the aftermarket is not big enough. Removing wireless connectivity fuses are another option but I don’t know if a service shop will connect the fuses defeating your privacy. Also a phone app will always be anti privacy. Make sure to get products without apps or wireless connection capabilities as manufacturers start preventing you from using products without registering it with an app first.
Feel like it could be as simple as removing a fuse (or fuses) in some cases.
laughs in 1988 Volvo
Joins in 1978, 1987, 1990, 1992 Volvo. I have a problem.
If that’s a problem, I’d hate to see the solution
Well I also have 2 Toyotas and boarding a 67 crowd mower
2009 vibe.
Other then the 420 error. My car doesn’t tell anyone anything.
Somewhat related but does anyone have any recommendations for aftermarket gps trackers (not navigation)? I drive maybe once a week so I’m looking for something with a battery life longer of 10+ days
Look for any of them that wire directly to your battery and don’t need to be charged. A GPS pinger uses very little energy so you shouldn’t need to worry about much battery drain
Found another video about privacy in cars: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIryvRwxp9A
think of all the trashed, cluttered garages those sensors scan and photograph every day
