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How bad is Android Auto for privacy on a stock Pixel phone. What can the car and car vendor get access to.

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[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Per Mozilla, they're already getting that from the car manufacturers.

[–] makingStuffForFun@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Except my car is old, and doesn't share it. So this would enable sharing for older vehicles.

[–] Redex68@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I mean, if your car is that old I'm guessing it probably doesn't have Android Auto anyways. There's probably a pretty small overlap between those that have it and those that don't sell data.

[–] BeardedBlaze@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

People install aftermarket stereos in their cars. Mostly in older vehicles, because trying to replace it in the new vehicles tends to be a disaster.

[–] Redex68@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Didn't know those supported Android Auto

[–] makingStuffForFun@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 months ago

Installed a sony screen. I'm tempted, but don't want to share the data.