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From 2014: Ford Exec: 'We Know Everyone Who Breaks The Law' Thanks To Our GPS In Your Car https://www.businessinsider.com/ford-exec-gps-2014-1 https://www.busi

by authed 5y ago

From 2014: Ford Exec: 'We Know Everyone Who Breaks The Law' Thanks To Our GPS In Your Car https://www.businessinsider.com/ford-exec-gps-2014-1 https://www.businessinsider.com/ford-exec-gps-2014-1 I too wish that there would be an easy way to disconnect my car (it is of zero use to me).

driverdan 5y ago
Take the SIM card out. Or better yet, don't buy a car that tracks you.
- masklinn 5y ago
  Good luck finding a modern car without a built-in SIM. In Europe, eCall (automated emergency call) has been mandatory since 2018.
- somehnguy 5y ago
  >Or better yet, don't buy a car that tracks you. I don't like this type of advice as everyday technology gets more evil. It's shifting the blame to the consumer instead of the makers of the evil, and it's nearly impossible to follow. I'm a software developer/tech nerd and couldn't tell you which cars do and don't track you, and we expect the average purchaser to know..? It's not like the window sticker will say 'hey this car tracks you', that detail will be in the middle of a 30 page dense legal speak document that almost nobody reads. It's very similar to when a large food conglomerate does something terrible and people try to boycott. I'm completely aware of the terrible things food company x did and try to be at least somewhat informed with my purchasing, but food company x has 50 subsidiaries who have 50 subsidiaries, etc. I don't know about you but when I go shopping I don't have all day to google on my phone if the specific product I'm looking at is 4 levels down from evil company x. And I have a relatively large amount of free time in my life at the moment - it's a completely hopeless endeavor for someone with kids or other responsibilities that significantly cut down on their idle time. If only our government would step in and you know...stop companies from getting away with evil things.
- authed 5y ago
  > Take the SIM card out my phone can communicate without a sim card (at least with 911)... and I have no clue if my car has a sim card or if it needs one. > don't buy a car that tracks you For that, you probably need to buy a car that is at least 20 years old?
nogridbag 5y ago
It may be preferable to have some automated system that fines you for excessive speeding versus the alternative: police with guns. At least in the United States.
- jcadam 5y ago
  Speed cameras do that, and without my own car spying on me.

by authed 5y ago

driverdan 5y ago

Take the SIM card out. Or better yet, don't buy a car that tracks you.

masklinn 5y ago
Good luck finding a modern car without a built-in SIM. In Europe, eCall (automated emergency call) has been mandatory since 2018.
somehnguy 5y ago
>Or better yet, don't buy a car that tracks you. I don't like this type of advice as everyday technology gets more evil. It's shifting the blame to the consumer instead of the makers of the evil, and it's nearly impossible to follow. I'm a software developer/tech nerd and couldn't tell you which cars do and don't track you, and we expect the average purchaser to know..? It's not like the window sticker will say 'hey this car tracks you', that detail will be in the middle of a 30 page dense legal speak document that almost nobody reads. It's very similar to when a large food conglomerate does something terrible and people try to boycott. I'm completely aware of the terrible things food company x did and try to be at least somewhat informed with my purchasing, but food company x has 50 subsidiaries who have 50 subsidiaries, etc. I don't know about you but when I go shopping I don't have all day to google on my phone if the specific product I'm looking at is 4 levels down from evil company x. And I have a relatively large amount of free time in my life at the moment - it's a completely hopeless endeavor for someone with kids or other responsibilities that significantly cut down on their idle time. If only our government would step in and you know...stop companies from getting away with evil things.
authed 5y ago
> Take the SIM card out my phone can communicate without a sim card (at least with 911)... and I have no clue if my car has a sim card or if it needs one. > don't buy a car that tracks you For that, you probably need to buy a car that is at least 20 years old?

nogridbag 5y ago

It may be preferable to have some automated system that fines you for excessive speeding versus the alternative: police with guns. At least in the United States.

jcadam 5y ago
Speed cameras do that, and without my own car spying on me.