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How To Opt Out Of Your Car’s Surveillance State (Before It’s Too Late) (www.carsandhorsepower.com)
submitted 4 months ago by to c/fuckcars@lemmy.world
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Modern cars are spy hubs on wheels, tracking your location, conversations, and behavior.

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[–] 2 points 4 months ago (9 children)

Burning fossil fuels is not acceptable

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  • [–] 9 points 4 months ago (7 children)

    It may surprise you, but even older cars can be refitted with an electric engine. It isn't very cheap, but there's no surveillance there.

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  • [–] 5 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    It can be relatively cheap if you dont care about having an extreme range. I know someone who turned an old beetle electric, and it just runs off of ~10 lead acid batteries if i remember right. Not a huge range, but enough to go to work and get groceries.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    Drama queens here...you can unplug the antenna on any car. No need to McGuyer/A-Team it.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    Cars break air gaps at the mechanic when they plug into the computer.

    This doesn't work

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  • [–] 9 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

    Big, ugly, expensive cars that I can’t fix myself with tracking software and touch screens are unacceptable.

    Besides, I’ll get more horsepower from E100 and if it’s a diesel I can use fry oil.

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