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The reason I think this is a bad idea is that it lulls you into a false sense of security. The article makes recommendations that seem thorough and sensible - k
by ComplexSystems 5mo ago
The reason I think this is a bad idea is that it lulls you into a false sense of security. The article makes recommendations that seem thorough and sensible - keyword "seem" - but, as mentioned elsewhere here, there are other potential hidden sources of telemetry (in CarPlay and Android Auto), and who knows what else.
For this kind of thing to succeed as a general lifestyle, you would need to invest an enormous amount of time making potentially irreversible modifications to all kinds of electronic equipment - only to be virtually guaranteed to miss something.
Do this kind of thing if you want, but don't be fooled into thinking you're actually solving the problem for real.
- s3p 5mo agoIf you disconnect the modem, the car can't share any information by itself. In my opinion, that is a huge win.
- egorfine 5mo agoThere is no way to know for sure that this data is not collected somewhere inside the car and then uploaded at dealer's.
- mmooss 5mo agoI think you can substantially reduce the information collected about you, without an enormous amount of time. Security - and any solution - isn't about perfection; it's about improving the situation and making attacks more expensive. Every HN thread is accompanied by comments saying it's all hopeless.
- ComplexSystems 5mo agoSure, you can substantially reduce the information collected about you as long as you don't just give it away somewhere else instead.