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As the title says - I'm currently looking for an EV to replace our old gas-powered car. Do you guys know of any recent EV reviews - by the Mozilla foundation or others - regarding the privacy aspect of the cars?

My impression currently is that the problem has intensified, not lessened, since 2023. I'd love to be wrong though.

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[–] artyom@piefed.social 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

That would be very dumb because someone would certainly find it immediately.

[–] finalarbiter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Sure, if it were a discrete component. I don't see any reason it couldn't be integrated into a separate component like the dashboard display, motor controllers, or something like that.

I recognize this is a crazy paranoid line of thought, but we live in a society run by surveillance capitalists and I'm of the belief that we shouldn't give Bezos the benefit of the doubt. If his name weren't attached to the prophecy, I'd be more willing to trust Slate.

[–] artyom@piefed.social 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Doesn't matter where it is, all you have to do is look for radio signals.

Oh, fair point lol