Couple of months prior, I read an article on Mozilla, where they did a research on automakers and found none comply to good privacy measures. I am planning to buy a used car. I want to know how the data is collected and transmitted.

The car comes with a connected app though I am not planning to use it. It also has apple car play and android auto. Should I use those? The article states some manufacturers even records sexual activities. How are they transmitting these informations? Through connected phones?

My use is fairly basic, I want to use the Bluetooth audio system in the car for listening to music on my phone. I use maps on my phone.

What about car servicing? Can they access stored information?

  • Catsrules
    2·
    6 months ago

    Older EV?

    For example I think the old leafs use the 3G data connection. Now that the 3G system has been retired no more data collecting!!

    At least that is what I understand.

    • unwarlikeExtortion
      1·
      6 months ago

      Most parts of Europe still have 2G service, so 3G isn’t fully dissapearing for at least the next 20 years there.

      • f4f4f4f4f4f4f4f4@sopuli.xyzEnglish
        4·
        6 months ago

        USA still has 2G, but 3G is definitely no longer around. Those frequencies have been portioned out for 4G LTE and 5G.

        • unwarlikeExtortion
          3·
          6 months ago

          You’re right. I had a quick look on Wikipedia and it seems that 3G is getting shut down sooner due to frequency overlap with newer generations as you’ve said. 2G seems to not have so much overlap so it’s living longer.

          I thought "if 2G is still around and is x years old and still isn’t fully disabled, then 3G which is y years old must have at least y-x years left. But alas, I was wrong, and thank you for correcting me.