Cars are no longer dumb machines — They’re smart devices with hundreds of computers bolted on top that collect information about our activities. Some car companies have even explicitly said in their privacy policies that they collect information about your sexual activity!
Given that so much information is stored in our car, what happens when we sell it? Do we just hand this sensitive information off to the next owner? And given the remote capabilities of modern cars, how do we make sure the previous owner can’t still access our data when we buy a used car?
Here are steps you MUST take when you buy or sell a used car.
00:00 Cars Collect Info on Your Sex Life!
02:25 Selling Your Car
05:18 Renting a Car
07:32 Deleting Data from the Head Unit
09:11 Buying a Used Car
11:59 Asserting Data Rights
12:39 Recap
13:51 Conclusion
Now that we’re starting to get a glimpse of what’s going on under the hood of car data collection, we can start pushing back against it.
Special Thanks to Andrea, Woody, and Sam for lending their expertise!
Video 1 in this car privacy series:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIryvRwxp9A
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Recommended Books:
Beginner’s Introduction To Privacy – Naomi Brockwell
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Permanent Record – Edward Snowden
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What has the government done to our money – Rothbard
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Extreme Privacy – Michael Bazzel (The best privacy book I’ve ever read)
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No Place to Hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the U.S. Surveillance State – Glenn Greenwald
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Naomi’s Privacy Bag: some of my favorite products to help protect your privacy!
Use the Brave browser! https://brave.com/nao076
USB-C to ethernet adapter:
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Faraday bag (signal stopping, to protect your fob, credit card, computer, and phone)
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Data Blocker (if you’re charging your phone in an unknown port, use this so that no data is transferred)
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Computer privacy screen (use your computer in public? Keep your information safe! Choose the size right for your computer)
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Phone privacy screen (don’t let people in public see your private data, choose the size for your phone)
Samsung note 10 – https://amzn.to/3wNtYwb
iPhone XR – https://amzn.to/3Q8Sq4S
Pixel 6a – https://amzn.to/3i9dnQz
Camera cover (for computers and phones, so no one can access your camera without you knowing)
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Privacy Tip: Turn off your wifi and bluetooth when you’re not using them!!!