r00ty Admin , 4 months ago

Cars have had engine management since the 90s too. I remember my Ford (UK) from 1998 had engine management (including the key based transponder to immobilise the ECU). My current car is around 9 years old and doesn't have any internet connectivity. So, there's a pretty wide range to work with.

But, yeah eventually the cars that don't invade your privacy will become not economically viable to keep running in most cases.

But really, it won't matter in this case. Once more than half the cars on the road are reporting you to big brother insurance co, the insurers will just add a surcharge for vehicles that don't report data on you.

Not to mention all the other increasing routes for personal data to be extracted and sold.