“The privacy invasion associated with cars built over the past 15 years is unconscionable.Your conversations, locations, even habits while driving are no longer private.”
Why anyone would buy one I have no clue. I drive old classics. If they have heat, A/C, Dome light, and a radio. That is all the “Tech” I need. And I can live without A/C if it is older.
I guess people have to try and show each other up with the shiniest newest toys. So because of this they have now enslaved everyone with this technology.
Depending on the auto OEM, the embedded SIM might be able to be disabled. If you do that, then such features like remote start and map updates wont work anymore. GM got busted for selling user data to insurance companies. From a Brave search:
"the most recent development is a lawsuit filed by the Nebraska Attorney General in July 2025, which accuses GM and OnStar of using deceptive tactics to collect driving data—including speed, location, and driving habits—and selling it to third parties to create "driving scores" used by insurers to raise rates or deny coverage."
On the other hand, it can be a positive. A relative's boyfriend had his car stolen after he left his key FOB in the car. His cell phone app told him where the car was so he called the cops. The cops wouldn't do anything, so he took the second key and got the car back. The car was about 100 miles from where they live.
“I guess people have to try and show each other up with the shiniest newest toys. So because of this they have now enslaved everyone with this technology.”
Meanwhile, the government is using their shiniest new technological toys to find out everything there is to know about you. They even want your children to explain how they determined 2 + 2 + 4.