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The phone/key lock works through Bluetooth and does not require live connectivity. Teslas do phone home a lot for other stuff, but for better or worse, so do m
by resolutebat 3y ago
The phone/key lock works through Bluetooth and does not require live connectivity.
Teslas do phone home a lot for other stuff, but for better or worse, so do most other modern-day cars. And the Tesla UI is pretty zealous about asking for your permission for all the things.
- snvdnse 3y agoI am not sure if other auto manufacturers are doing similar data collection, but based on [0], they sure seem to collect a lot. I hope, as you say, they let you pick what data you permit them to collect and also let you use features of _your_ car if you deny some permissions. [0] https://www.tesla.com/legal/privacy#information-we-may-collect https://www.tesla.com/legal/privacy#information-we-may-colle...
- rkagerer 3y agoHow's the user experience using the car if you hit No to all of them?
- dev_slash_null 3y ago> Teslas do phone home a lot for other stuff, but for better or worse, so do most other modern-day cars. And the Tesla UI is pretty zealous about asking for your permission for all the things. How many other cars send your private videos to HQ to be shared among employees on internal meme pages? https://www.reuters.com/technology/tesla-workers-shared-sensitive-images-recorded-by-customer-cars-2023-04-06/ https://www.reuters.com/technology/tesla-workers-shared-sens...