Comment on Is it possible to have privacy in a modern car?
WtfEvenIsExistence@lemmy.ca 9 months agoSome cars have an antenna built in to the car. I mean the antennas that connect to cell towers, not a fm radio antenna.
Comment on Is it possible to have privacy in a modern car?
WtfEvenIsExistence@lemmy.ca 9 months agoSome cars have an antenna built in to the car. I mean the antennas that connect to cell towers, not a fm radio antenna.
ohlaph@lemmy.world 9 months ago
I think most do in case you want to connect to their service. It would be interesting to know if they connect anyway, regardless if you are using their services.
dhork@lemmy.world 9 months ago
If you do a deep dive into the manual, you will see that there is an always-on connection for “diagnostic information”. (I think there is a “DCM” indicator on the display to show when it’s active). I wish I knew what they were sending. I can’t find a way to connect the car to local wifi to send the data, which is probably by design because if I am sending it through an AP I control, I could sniff out some details on where they are sending the data.