If you have a late model car, the chances are it spies on you. According to the non-profit Mozilla Foundation, vehicles are “the official worst category of products for privacy” that Mozilla has ever reviewed.” They found that 92 percent of the reviewed automakers provide drivers with little, if any control over their personal data, and 84 percent shared user data with outside agents. “Carmakers have a long list of personal information they say they may track, including employment and purchasing history, education, internet browsing history, location data, music and podcast listening habits, immigration status, religious and philosophical beliefs and health information.” This includes all major car makers such as Ford, Toyota, Volkswagen, BMW, and Tesla. Even Nissan and Kia allow the collection of information regarding a user’s sex life. Now, why would they want to do this?
This is yet another sinister aspect of the surveillance state. It means that one should treat one’s modern car, with all of its high-tech conveniences as potential enemy territory. With stories of people being locked into their cars by the auto-devices, it would be wise to check out that tool for breaking car windows that is advertised on YouTube, and probably on Ebay.com.au. It is supposed to work on breaking windows if cars crash into deep water. And, we are in deep water.