• Cris_Citrus@piefed.zip
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    20 hours ago

    Surely widespread surveillance technology has no possible unintended consequences, certainly this can only end well

    (It uses GPS. At a minimum it would lay the groundwork for location tracking of every new vehicle sold. Nevermind any consequences that are actually unforeseeable.)

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      20 hours ago

      (It uses GPS. At a minimum it would lay the groundwork for location tracking of every new vehicle sold. Nevermind any consequences that are actually unforeseeable.)

      Location tracking of vehicles has been around since 1974. This is nothing new. Your car has this tech, and it is utilized by your government.

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        17 hours ago

        I have a brand new car. It has a DCM, a digital communications module. The module has a single fuse. Did you know you can pull the fuse out, and suddenly your car is deaf, dumb, blind, and mute? Sure, no more GPS, but IDGAF. For a better, more permanent solution, you can disconnect the wires going to the DCM, and install a wiring sub-harness to completely bypass it. It can’t receive data from the car anymore–which means it’s also not able to store data that can be downloaded by a mechanic later–and the battery that powers the eSIM will die in a day or so.

        Fuck big data, and fuck you for suggesting that it’s okay just because it’s existed in some form for ~50 years.