Cars now run on data. We hacked one to find out what it knows about you.

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[VCanisMajorisY]

So being poor has finally paid off.
No tracking a rust bucket

[dlg]

I've been a car enthusiast since the 1980s and this is the one development that has made me fall out of love with cars. In addition to being a car nut, I'm also a staunch privacy advocate and it makes my blood boil that our gov't ALWAYS allows corporations to do whatever they want to us consumers. We have NO power to protect ourselves in an environment where corporations reign supreme, even over gov't legislators and regulators.

[Strideo]

There should be a law passed that states that not only do we own the vehicles we buy but we also own the data the vehicles collect and control who has access to it.

[johnurbanek]

Everytime you find one way they're spying on you, they come up with 10 more ways they can.

[oscarp]

2 weeks ago I got a message on my dash explaining that my tpms sensor was malfunctioning and I should go to the dealer. About 3 mins after the message I received a call from a Honda dealer asking if I wanted to schedule service, if my was running fine. This wasn't even the dealer I bought my car from. I asked the woman on the phone if she called me because she received a message message from my car, and she denied it. Whatever you say... I had a feeling they've been watching us for years now.

[raymondpetrovits]

I didn’t realize I had a car company looking over my shoulder. I bought the new car thinking it was mine entirely but I really am sharing it with a bunch of tech an marketing geeks.

[maxamedyare]

I wanna sell my data. And get that money. It's my data.

[AZdroptop]

And now we are being tracked that we watched this video. :)

[gorpsnookem]

Everyday, I see that pathway to HELL get wider & wider

[pbwmanagement]

My car informed the manufacturer that I was ignoring the first service timeline (about 9 days overdue).
The manufacturer sent me an E-mail saying the warranty would become void if I did not rectify the situation immediately.
As I'd already booked it in for the following week I had to drop the car off and have the dealer "register it on the
We are sleep walking into a personal data Armageddon

[chrysler]

I rather drive my 1950s vehicle instead a car today with a computer

[geraldscott]

I don't drive late model cars for several reasons. This is one of them. I drove a 2006 Mercury Grand Marquis for 11 years, and put 381, 000 miles on it (I bought it with 97, 000 miles) It does not have an infotainment center, anything like On Star, and no internet connection whatsoever. It still has its original oem cassette player. I recently bought a like new one owner 2007 Mercury Grand Marquis to eventually replace the 2006 with. It only has 36, 000 miles. But they are identical cars. None of that trash technology. And I use a 1990s style flip phone. I have never used a "smart phone" and never will.

[MrJCTONE]

George Orwell is spinning in his grave -

[JCunningham]

disconnect the antenna for the onstar box or remove the box entirely

[catherinehermansen]

My car is turning 17. Time to give her some tlc so she keeps on keeping on.

[bgregg]

Insurance companies would love to have this data & car makers would sell it to them if they could.

[theminicooper]

omg they are tracking my car!! … *carries cellphone everywhere with them*

[j.jarvis]

And then there are people who put Amazon echo inside their home… unbelievably stupid.

[LordSamuelJ]

I am a mechanic and this is one of the several reasons I chose to drive older cars (2006 and older) over newer vehicles. Not only are they cheaper and easier to fix, but I am not being spied on when I drive. I encourage others to do so as well.

[NIKOSAUTOS]

My 05 Pickup does not collect data, doesnt even have a CD player or keyless entry. Just the way I like it, basic, reliable, and you cant hack it.