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Android auto now blocked if you use a VPN? (lemmy.zip)
submitted 2 months ago by to c/privacy@lemmy.world
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What the heck, is this a new "feature"? Does this also happen on other android flavours like AOSP or GrapheneOS?

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[+] -6 points 2 months ago* (8 children)

I have a full-proof solution that all you privacy-conscious Lemmings will love!!

Tap for answerDon't fucking use Android Auto. Check out https://privacy4cars.com/ while you're at it as to why it's a bad idea

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

    I don't get it

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago (2 children)

    Y'all can down vote me all you want but seems a little hypocritical. We're talking about using Android auto in your car, on a privacy group. It's not a privacy conscious practice is my point.

    Automotive companies love all that data, and collect it, monetize it to data brokers, insurance "risk data brokers" etc. KIA/Hyundai and Nissan are there worst for it!

    "According to Mozilla research, popular global brands — including BMW, Ford, Toyota, Tesla, Kia, and Subaru — can collect deeply personal data such as sexual activity, immigration status, race, facial expressions, weight, health and genetic information, and where you drive."

    https://www.mozillafoundation.org/en/blog/privacy-nightmare-on-wheels-every-car-brand-reviewed-by-mozilla-including-ford-volkswagen-and-toyota-flunks-privacy-test/

    "Analysts estimate that by 2030, car data monetization could be an industry worth $750 billion."

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago

    Anyone that downvotes awareness of the horrors of android auto because they dont understand the risks involved would also probably fail a phishing test or plug in a random usb from the street into their personal PC because "its just a storage device". It's sad watching people not understand what theyre willingly doing to themselves and then trying to defend the thing they themselves don't understand.

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

    Android Auto is only a display for your phone. How is it a privacy risk?

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  • [–] -2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    Would you give a stranger your phone so it can read you directions or tell you that you have a text from your mom? What if the stranger read it aloud for you? What if that stranger was hundreds of thousands of people called a company and they were selling that data to their other friends who charge you money for car insurance?

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