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For some less click-bait-y information, check out any of the "Car Hacking Village" videos from the past 5 DefCons. They go into great detail about what new vehicles actually do.
For example there was an extended period of time where any asshole could make themselves into an admin and get, and change, information on ANY car sold by a particular manufacture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNuS0rvqc8c
She talks like Shatner at times. Every word isn't its own sentence.
I've learned to embrace OBD actually, and the sensors in the car that go with it. The cheapo adapter she holds up can be bought for just a few bucks and connected to a laptop or phone. The software is relatively simple, and can be real helpful in figuring out problems.
It's completely offline, per se (at least on my 2006 model, not sure how that works with newer cars). There's also not a single camera in or on my car.
The only thing that would worry me is if my workshop reads it out with some proprietary internet connected software. But since my car doesn't have GPS, only a little. Also I'm pretty (but not 100%) sure that data isn't automatically shared with 3rd parties (e.g. insurance companies), because that would be illeagl to do without consent where I live.
She continues to show seller pics of cheap gizmos. Yeah, maybe don't buy those if they require a companion app or otherwise pride themselves on connecting to the internet.
She uses her OBD dongle (very similar to the one I bought) with "some random app" - after dramatically pointing out privacy risks 🤦
I guess I'm asking how OBD has developed on newer models? The video's "cars are iPads on wheels" doesn't sound too factual.
That was difficult to watch. William Shatner-esque levels of breathless punctuation.
I felt like she was about to chuck a box of fibre-based cereal at me.
Disconnect the antenna of your car's wireless modem. That instantly solves most of the spyware problems.
It will also void any warantee or service agreement you have with the dealer.
No it won't. Why do people keep parroting this bullshit?
Car modifications only void a warranty if the shop can make a reasonable case that your modification caused the malfunction you're wanting work done on. If you tune your engine to make more power and then your transmission blows up because it can't handle the extra power, then yes -- you probably voided your drivetrain warranty. But if you tune your engine to make more power and then bring the car in because the power windows stopped working, they can't deny your warranty claim for that, because there's no reasonable way your modification could have caused the problem.
Every car my ass, maybe after 2012 or so
I mean this is old news at this point. But how is a car getting Genetic information.
It's not. Companies make their protection in these terms extreme because nobody denies them