Vieille biologiste avec un tropisme pour le DIY, la récup’ dans les poubelles, le minimalisme et les chats.
Fan de Fantasy et de SF, cinéphile et musicophile éclectique , ex-gameuse depuis Steam, libriste.

Ancient biologist with soft spots for DIY, dumpster diving / upcycling, minimalism and cats.
Fan of Fantasy and SF, eclectic cinema and music lover, ex-gamer since Steam. FOSS advocate.

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Cake day: June 14th, 2023
  • PeutMieuxFaire@kbin.socialtoTechnology@beehaw.org•Mozilla flunks 25 major car brands for data privacy fails
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    1 year ago

    Thanks! Knowing that what I might be searching for would be somewhere under the dashboard is a good first step.

    Then I am not an engineer nor have any experience in electronics BUT I know from my dad that taking the dashboard apart is not an easy task. If I would succeed I do not know what I would be looking for… Would tan antenna look like a piece of wire? Or could it be embedded in the ‘copper’ circuitry of a PCB? Do cars use regular SIM cards like the ones found in phones or would they look different?

    The maintenance manual would probably be a good place to start before trying to put anything apart.

  • PeutMieuxFaire@kbin.socialtoTechnology@beehaw.org•Mozilla flunks 25 major car brands for data privacy fails
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    1 year ago

    For recent cars I am afraid you are right. My current and “old” car has a built in navigation system with the map on an SD-card. No need for a connection to a smartphone - which I do not own. Therefore I suppose it is not communicating with the manufacturer.

    Then, someone in my family with a more recent car got several “firmware updates” out of the blue, hinting to a ‘permanent’ connection to the manufacturer.

    I have the feeling we need to start organizing and claim a “right to disconnection”. Having the car dial for help after a crash is one thing but what Mozilla’s report describes is at another, much higher level.