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Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.

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New Car Question (reddthat.com)

submitted 1 day ago by SUDO@reddthat.com to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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My current car is old. I had a lot of repairs done on it recently. If I get a new car, I don't want features. Lane assist, backup camera, DUI Camera, telemetry, auto breaking or other frankly silly features. Call me grumpy, but I find modern cars very distracting.

Can I ask a dealership to disable these at purchase? Is there a car that works best for being private besides just older cars?

I drive very little in a year. No, I can't ride a bike.

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[–] MalReynolds@slrpnk.net 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Much of it can be done at the fuse level, but you'll need to do your research.

If it's got a physical SIM (perhaps a criterion) pull that for anonymity, do your research to make sure it won't brick the car. eSIM and you're in there pulling antennas and shit, more research.

A lot of infotainment centers can be replaced with third party stuff with good sound systems. Again, research. Honestly, backup cameras are pretty good, you can keep the rest. Physical buttons on the steering wheel for next song and volume are pretty great, as is a heads up speedometer.

Perhaps an old mercedes and put the difference into refurbishing? Older Prius?

Maybe an ebike ? Depending on where you are and what you get it can be pretty much sitting and pressing a button (perhaps a little hacking needed in some places).

TLDR: research, shit's bad out there.