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   From: skeeterweed@photonmail.com   
      
   In article , j_carlson@gmx.com says...   
   >   
   > On 1/6/2025 3:29 PM, 186282@ud0s4.net wrote:   
   > > On 1/6/25 6:04 PM, pothead wrote:   
   > >> On 2025-01-06, 186282@ud0s4.net <186283@ud0s4.net> wrote:   
   > >>> On 1/4/25 11:13 AM, pothead wrote:   
   > >>>> On 2025-01-04, 186282@ud0s4.net <186283@ud0s4.net> wrote:   
   > >>>>> Musk was able to tell a LOT of things quickly from   
   > >>>>> the Vegas perps CyberTruck ... like everywhere it   
   > >>>>> had been down to the minute, the state of the   
   > >>>>> batteries, even that AutoDrive was not on at   
   > >>>>> the time .......   
   > >>>>>   
   > >>>>> Just sayin'   
   > >>>>>   
   > >>>>> Gimme a refurbished '56 Chevy .......   
   > >>>>>   
   > >>>> All modern cars have telemetry. Some are worse than others but   
   > >>>> Tesla takes it to an entirely new level.   
   > >>>> Some of it can be turned off but some cannot.   
   > >>>   
   > >>>     Apparently someone else noticed this - NewsNation   
   > >>>     is doing a story in about five minutes about the   
   > >>>     'spy cars'.   
   > >>   
   > >> It's all over the car enthusiast groups.   
   > >> The biggest problem is this spying is reported to insurance companies   
   > >> and it literally includes how often you floor the accelerator, go above   
   the   
   > >> speed limit, brake hard   
   > >> and so forth.   
   > >>   
   > >> God help you if you are in an accident and the ECU data doesn't match you   
   > >> accounting of the accident   
   > >> you are screwed.   
   > >>   
   > >> And the way they suck people in is if you disable a lot of this nanny   
   stuff,   
   > >> you don't get all the online   
   > >> features of your car like real time apps, software updates, location,   
   alarms etc.   
   > >> So people buy into it.   
   > >   
   > >    I looked into totally disabling the reporting system.   
   > >   
   > >    At least on Toyotas ... ya know those 'shark fin' antennas   
   > >    everything has these days ? Disconnect it. The actual   
   > >    telemetry box is buried deep in the dash, but it's that   
   > >    hi-freq antenna that does the comms.   
   > >   
   > >    Then buy a cheapo add-on AM/FM.   
   > >   
   > >    Did look up '56 Chevy ... nicely restored they run   
   > >    from $45-$70k - not so different from a modern SUV,   
   > >    but SO much more style   
   >   
   > And such a shitty car.   
      
   You mean you can't afford one.   
      
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