Serious question: Is anyone making a list of where it may be possible to purchase a *new* car that isn't just spyware on wheels? I've seen the Consumer Reports study but it all just looks like varying degrees of suckiness.
I'd also settle for one that doesn't make it hard to turn all the tracking off permanently. Or maybe someone's got a nifty piece of hardware that can be plugged in to nix all this nonsense?
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Retro is an option.
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Pull the fuse for the cellular communication. If the car has one (fuse).
@briankrebs I find these to be pretty awesome: bicicapace.com/bikes/classicon…
@briankrebs I'm in the UK and I think you are in the US so this may not be relevant.
Moaning about modern cars at a garage, they said some people like Dacias which are basically a Renault […]
@briankrebs how about NOT buying a NEW car, but instead changing the old fossil engine to an electric engine? There are numerous (small) companies that can convert any car to electric, giving […]
@briankrebs Just try this one
@briankrebs One more reason not to drive, then.
@briankrebs ...maybe suzuki jimny and 70-series land cruiser.
Oh, and its not just 5g, some of them are already satellite connected. 😖
@briankrebs Aside from just being spyware on wheels, the amount of nonsense mechanics have to go through just to get permission to diagnose problems in overly computerized vehicles is […]
@briankrebs I have often asked similar questions about Smart TVs.
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