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@filister@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years ago

‘Modern cars are a privacy nightmare,’ the worst Mozilla’s seen

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‘Modern cars are a privacy nightmare,’ the worst Mozilla’s seen

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Mozilla study reveals that “modern cars are a privacy nightmare”
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All 25 car brands reviewed raised privacy concerns regarding customer data.
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    Tesla was the worst-ranked brand in the study, getting flagged in every privacy category — only the second time this happened. Tesla’s AI-powered autopilot was highlighted as “untrustworthy” following its involvement in numerous crashes and fatalities.

    Yeah, that does sound untrustworthy.

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      Huh?! If I look at the source of the article at Mozilla, Tesla is actually ranked as almost least creepy.

      So I do not understand where this is coming from. Also the picture of the article only showing teslas is highly suggestive

      https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/privacynotincluded/categories/cars/

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        8•2 years ago

        This is the article being referenced. Specifically, the table listing the brands from “bad to worst”:

        https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/privacynotincluded/articles/its-official-cars-are-the-worst-product-category-we-have-ever-reviewed-for-privacy/

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        It looks to be based on user ratings (for the sort), and could change dynamically

        Likely a lot of people dog piled on Tesla, then read the others.

        The Tesla one’s main issue is “they grab a lot of data and don’t seem competent protecting it” which is less bad than “we will sell your sexual history if we can grab it from the car, and have a lot of sensors too”

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      This is very confusing

      1. I thought this discussion was about privacy?

      2. Autopilot has never been “involved” in a crash anymore than your parking sensors have. It is a driver assistance system. It manages your cruise control and keeps you between the lines on the highway. The “driver” (you know, the person operating the vehicle) is the one responsible for avoiding crashes.

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        People might blame it less if it weren’t called autopilot or full self driving.

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          -1•2 years ago

          What do you think “autopilot” means?

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