Nearly all modern car uploads location, speed, information on every device you have connected to your car, your contacts, in-car conversations with built-in microphones and video recordings with built-in camera 24/7.
- It’s Official: Cars Are the Worst Product Category We Have Ever Reviewed for Privacy by Mozilla
- Slate is not available yet
Needs suggestions for modern vehicles that doesn’t come with ads or telemetry built in.
Maybe you’ll luck out with the slate whenever it launches.
Electric cargo bike. Why not get two or three, they’re cheap up front and in operation. Fuck cars, dude.
Ive been shopping for a cargo E-bike, the prices have dropped considerably compared to when I last looked.
Modern/doesn’t spy on you
Pick ONE
Alternatively what cars wouldn’t freak out if you were to disable the cell module/antenna in it? It’s my understanding that most use it for the app on your phone and things like traffic but that it’s not required. I think some Teslas will freak out but most other brands just fall back to disabling those remote features.
It’s still possible they can record information internally, but there most likely is a storage limit, and without a means to connect, it won’t go anywhere.
I have a Nissan Leaf, and its old enough that it has 3G internet connectivity. It cannot connect anymore. It gives me a screen on the radio that says “features may be limited” when I start it up, but other than that it is fine.
Alternatively, go find a Mitsubishi Mirage made before 2020.
Some cars label the telemetry/infotainment system in the fuse box. You can pull that fuse, but you won’t have a radio.
Alternatively, you can replace the OEM infotainment system with an aftermarket one. Just make sure the car is old enough that you aren’t losing important functionality by doing this (2018ish or older)
Bicycles and sneakers don’t do this yet
Ride bikes. Do crime.
Depending on what phone is in your pocket
One with a local VPN ad blocker
any suggestions for local VPN ad blockers please?
On android I use ad away, from the fdroid repos. I don’t think the equivalent exists for iPhone
A 1989 Honda Civic.
Also, a 1988 Honda Civic
A bike?
An e-bike, since OP wants a modern vehicle.
even an e-scooter
Or an electric moped.
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Why wouldn’t I come here to ask which cars are the best to fuck?
They asked for vehicle recommendations, not car recommendations.
Are you OK with buying a well-maintained used car?
Also seconding recommendations for walking, bikes, and public transit.
Public transport has proven to me that Universal Access To Showering Facilities and Universal Dental Health Care must be some of our top priorities
Motorcycles don’t do this, but practicality is limited in a lot of scenarios. If it does fit your life (don’t use it for cargo, climate allows, etc.) then it can be much cheaper to maintain, insure and tax. I commute that way whenever weather allows and even modern motorcycles are available in mechanically simple models. If you can hold a spanner and follow an IKEA manual you can do most things yourself.
I bought a Grom a couple of years ago, brand new, for under US$4000 and I get around 130 mpg. I don’t travel far to commute and we don’t get too many days where I can’t ride.
Pretty much use my 2001 car for shopping trips or distances that’d take too long on the bike.
An ABC article from a couple of years ago found the best brands were Mitsubishi, Subaru, Toyota, and Isuzu. But that’s specific to the Australian market and a few years old now, so may not apply to your situation.
A push bike
You’ll pretty much have to build it yourself or modify it… Or don’t buy a modern car…
Maybe some small volume manufacturers like Aptera Motors (pending them actually building a car you can buy, they’re just the first one that came to mind 😅) wouldn’t have the resources to collect data like the bigger manufacturers do (But not sure) ?
Or possibly could buy a replacement telemetry module from a region where the cellular network is on a different spectrum so it cant connect, but still works just enough to let the car function 🤔
It’s almost impossible for recently produced vehicles, but getting a base model of the cheapest vehicle of the least snooping brand in Mozilla’s list would probably be your best option.
Also, asusuming they will honor them, some of those brands have a Do Not Sell My Information option. You’ll have to find it buried in their website and it takes a while to process.
