How to get a private car (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by HumanPerson@sh.itjust.works to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Hello internet users. Someone in my family is looking to buy a car and wanted some recommendations for a private one. They are looking to buy new, and need Android Auto and CarPlay. I know all new cars suck for privacy by default, but I was hoping someone here could offer some insight as to which cars can be made better and what cars offer the best experience with minimal compromises on privacy and no subscription bs. I also have a Home Assistant instance that they can access remotely if there are any cars that can work well with that.

Edit: Android auto and CarPlay aren't as important as I thought.

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[-] RichSPK@lemux.minnix.dev 13 points 9 months ago

What country are you in? Apparently, all carmakers are really bad about privacy right now, but Renault seems to be the best of the bunch: https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/privacynotincluded/articles/its-official-cars-are-the-worst-product-category-we-have-ever-reviewed-for-privacy/t

[-] stratosfear@lemmy.sdf.org 11 points 9 months ago

Your link is bad (accidentally added t at the end), here is a working one.

https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/privacynotincluded/articles/its-official-cars-are-the-worst-product-category-we-have-ever-reviewed-for-privacy/

And, holy fucking shit, I had no idea it was this bad. Thank goodness my car was built in 1987.

[-] RichSPK@lemux.minnix.dev 1 points 8 months ago

Thanks for catching the extraneous 't'!

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