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How? in what way? A car neither has cellular data nor has a fiber ethernet running through it. Does it collect data and relay it to a server whenever like a mo
by tintedfireglass 3y ago
How? in what way? A car neither has cellular data nor has a fiber ethernet running through it. Does it collect data and relay it to a server whenever like a mobile phone is connected or a wifi network is connected or goes to a service center?
- Argonaut998 3y agoModern cars have their own esim that don’t depend on anything external such as your phone or connecting to your network of choice. E.g., Cubic Telecom
- eptcyka 3y agoThey often do, and if they’re not connected, the data is stored until it’s serviced, at which point the dealership downloads all of it.
- DANmode 3y agoOR you're in an accident and law enforcement dumps your vehicle's storage, OR your vehicle is hacked. Better to just never create the data, if we can avoid it.
- AshamedCaptain 3y agoI also noticed that even after a "factory reset" of my head unit I could still see logs of downloaded contact names while perusing its filesystem.
- landgenoot 3y agoDo you have proof for this matter?
- SamuelAdams 3y agoAllow me to introduce you to the Telematic Control unit, not to be confused with the transmission control unit. Funny how they named it so similarly, it’s almost like they want it to be difficult to identify. Google your car make and model for a specific version. You might be able to physically remove it by searching for “tcu replacement / repair” etc. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telematic_control_unit?wprov=sfti1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telematic_control_unit?wprov=s...
- tintedfireglass 3y agoOh my god! That's real scary !
- wahnfrieden 3y agoCan you source that claim? Cars DO have cellular