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Cars that won't spy on you? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I was considering buying a Chevy Bolt lately to use as my daily commuter but found out it collects a lot of data and phones it back. It's hard to do research on what kind of EV I could buy that doesn't collect your location data so I'm hoping someone here might have some good suggestions.

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 10 months ago (3 children)

I wonder if anyone has tried "jailbreaking" their EV's and running custom OS's on it to get rid of the spyware.
Would most likely void the warranty, but still.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I'm holding out for Carbuntu or Carch to be a thing. Or maybe Carian.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

"I use Carch btw." Yeah, that'll work.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

And likely void the insurance policy too.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Probably not. You can modify cars pretty extensively and insurance doesn't care. As long as it's road legal, which is a very low bar in most states. There have been ECU mods forever and those are still covered.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

Locking your keys in a car and calling Pop-a-Lock voids everything afaik, so probably. But still is an interesting spot, possibly sweet.