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> For media, an aux input does it all. Doubles as a charging cable, and you could easily swap it out for different and new devices I thought aux only carries a

> For media, an aux input does it all. Doubles as a charging cable, and you could easily swap it out for different and new devices I thought aux only carries analog sound, is charging a new feature? Did I miss Aux-C? What does the author mean?

Fatnino 5y ago
He means a typical usb data connection. Friend of mine called me from his rental car asking why his phone notifications were still coming through the car despite having Bluetooth turned off. Of course he was charging his phone from the built in USB port and it was actually a data port.
dTal 5y ago
Aux-PD (power delivery) is definitely not a thing, and now I'm mad I didn't think of it.
- Gigachad 5y ago
  The iPod nano used aux for data and charging. But not at the same time as audio.
jve 5y ago
Some more: > Not to mention the privacy and security concerns. I was dubious the first time I saw a GPS in a car, my mom’s old RX300, about 20 years ago. “Yeah… that’s how they get you,” I thought Well, that reasoning was flawed 20 years ago - GPS means YOU know where you are, not the other way around. There has to be other communication channel for that data to "escape". If your car is data-enabled with SIM card, only then it is a concern.
- the_biot 5y ago
  Yup, and anyone with a heartbeat figured that out at some point in the last 20 years. Yet the article also says > Not having GPS or data (or hidden microphones or cameras) also makes your vehicle feel more private, obviously. I can't exclude the possibility that the author is a moron, but I suspect it's just outrage-bait. Like that whole article.
  - kunai 5y ago
    For vehicles with an inbuilt cellular connection like OnStar or Starlink or any of the myriad of other systems like them, the vehicle will regularly phone home your GPS fix from time to time and there is no way to turn it off. I think this is what the author was trying to get at but phrased it poorly due to it being sort of a technicality.
    - jve 5y ago
      How? Escape channel is called internet, not GPS. Obviously if your car has Internet and GPS, it can do it. But if you had only starlink dish on your car, without GPS, I wouldn't be surprised if it was technically possible to track location to some degree of accuracy.
raxxorrax 5y ago
There are some devices that are charged with aux cables, although it is rare. I think that is a bad solution because they almost always cause a short circuit when connecting/disconnecting. Usually that is neglected for audio signals because the power is quite low and devices have respective protections, but if you would use it for charging...

Fatnino 5y ago

He means a typical usb data connection. Friend of mine called me from his rental car asking why his phone notifications were still coming through the car despite having Bluetooth turned off. Of course he was charging his phone from the built in USB port and it was actually a data port.

dTal 5y ago

Aux-PD (power delivery) is definitely not a thing, and now I'm mad I didn't think of it.

Gigachad 5y ago
The iPod nano used aux for data and charging. But not at the same time as audio.

jve 5y ago

Some more: > Not to mention the privacy and security concerns. I was dubious the first time I saw a GPS in a car, my mom’s old RX300, about 20 years ago. “Yeah… that’s how they get you,” I thought Well, that reasoning was flawed 20 years ago - GPS means YOU know where you are, not the other way around. There has to be other communication channel for that data to "escape". If your car is data-enabled with SIM card, only then it is a concern.

the_biot 5y ago
Yup, and anyone with a heartbeat figured that out at some point in the last 20 years. Yet the article also says > Not having GPS or data (or hidden microphones or cameras) also makes your vehicle feel more private, obviously. I can't exclude the possibility that the author is a moron, but I suspect it's just outrage-bait. Like that whole article.
- kunai 5y ago
  For vehicles with an inbuilt cellular connection like OnStar or Starlink or any of the myriad of other systems like them, the vehicle will regularly phone home your GPS fix from time to time and there is no way to turn it off. I think this is what the author was trying to get at but phrased it poorly due to it being sort of a technicality.
  - jve 5y ago
    How? Escape channel is called internet, not GPS. Obviously if your car has Internet and GPS, it can do it. But if you had only starlink dish on your car, without GPS, I wouldn't be surprised if it was technically possible to track location to some degree of accuracy.

raxxorrax 5y ago

There are some devices that are charged with aux cables, although it is rare. I think that is a bad solution because they almost always cause a short circuit when connecting/disconnecting. Usually that is neglected for audio signals because the power is quite low and devices have respective protections, but if you would use it for charging...