Your car is spying on you.
That is one takeaway from the fast, detailed data that Tesla collected on the driver of one of its Cybertrucks that exploded in Las Vegas earlier this week. Privacy data experts say the deep dive by Elon Musk’s company was impressive, but also shines a spotlight on a difficult question as vehicles become less like cars and more like computers on wheels.
“You might want law enforcement to have the data to crack down on criminals, but can anyone have access to it?” said Jodi Daniels, CEO of privacy consulting firm Red Clover Advisors. “Where is the line?”
Many of the latest cars not only know where you’ve been and where you are going, but also often have access to your contacts, your call logs, your texts and other sensitive information thanks to cell phone syncing.
I have only one smart TV, and it’s not connected to any network.
I used to have an LG “smart” washer, it was also never connected to any network.
I have a robot vacuum, it’s incapable of connecting to a network.
I have several IP security cameras, they are all VLANed and blocked from reaching out to the internet. The recording software is self-hosted and only reachable external through Tailscale (WireGuard). The object detection system I personally built.
My microwave has buttons from 0 through to 9, start, and stop. That’s it.
My car is a 2013 Jetta.
The only thing that spies on me is my phone and general online activity.
Serious question: what rewards have you reaped with your privacy diligence? This is coming from a fellow lemming who also does not want his humidifier reporting back on his activities
Rewards? Like it’s some game show?
I guess the rewards are the same when I close the curtains on my windows.
The rewards are that my images from inside my home aren’t leaked.
The rewards are better privacy.