alt Hacker NewsThat's worse? I don't want my car to track me, I'm def not going to volunteer that information to Uber.
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raw_anon_1111 • last Friday at 5:27 PM
That’s a lost cause between tag readers and if you carry a cell phone.
That's worse? I don't want my car to track me, I'm def not going to volunteer that information to Uber.
That’s a lost cause between tag readers and if you carry a cell phone.
Your car is tracking much more than rideshare apps even can. Uber, Lyft, whoever gets point to point trip information, maybe audio recording in the car. Modern personally owned automobiles are getting everything, all the time. It knows when you're home, when you're not, many record all audio all the time, some are recording video, some are tracking your sexual activity in the car.
At this point, I treat rideshare like public transit: I assume I'm being watched, but I get to skip the permanent always-on tracking for the other 99% of the time that I'm not in the car.
Also, if you own a car, the state knows where you're going and when, per ALPR systems. With Uber or Lyft or a robotaxi, there's a layer between my personal information and the state. It's not an insurmountable layer, as rideshare / robotaxi services can always be subpoena'd, but adding a layer of extra work for the state is a net gain to my privacy.