Is Your Car Watching You?

Curious how deep the data collection goes with your ride? New Toyota 4Runner, it's practically a surveillance device. Turns out, it grabs all sorts of personal info—everything from your address to location and even biometrics! And ya know what? It doesn't stop there; your car’s data can be sold to advertisers and shared with the government. I opted out of all that snooping, but it's wild how sneaky this tracking is. Check your car now!

#cars #stalking #tracking

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Car Freedom – #SolutionsWatch

https://corbettreport.com/car-freedom/

Anyone who has been car shopping recently knows that modern #cars are surveillance and privacy nightmares that take control out of the hands of their supposed owners and places them in the hands of car manufacturers and government regulators. So what do we do about this problem? Joining us today to discuss these issues is Eric Peters, an Anarcho-Libertarian writer and gearhead who discusses the intersection of cars and freedom at his website, EPAutos.com.

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CarCareKiosk – Free How-to Videos to Fix Your #Cars

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This is why any #energy research should be open source
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Millions of #Cars Exposed to Remote #Hacking via PerfektBlue #Bluetooth Attack
https://www.securityweek.com/millions-of-cars-exposed-to-remote-hacking-via-perfektblue-attack/

PerfektBlue Bluetooth attack allows hacking using 1-click RCE infotainment systems of Mercedes, Volkswagen, and Skoda (CVE-2024-45431, CVE-2024-45432, CVE-2024-45433, CVE-2024-45434)
https://perfektblue.pcacybersecurity.com/

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A predictive #AI flags ‘suspicious’ travel patterns by U.S. drivers, scans plate data, and triggers law-enforcement action

https://apnews.com/article/immigration-border-patrol-surveillance-drivers-ice-trump-9f5d05469ce8c629d6fecf32d32098cd

#cars #surveillance

#border patrol #ai #camera #surveillance #cars

#CIA listens to us?! WTF

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#microphone #cars

🇨🇳 In #China, police began using #AI #glasses that provide complete information about a person or vehicle in just a few seconds.

They feature facial and vehicle recognition, a translator for 10+ languages, and a dashcam.

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The terrorist organization of blackmailed and bribed pedophiles self proclaimed as government of the usa, wants to require you to have a kill switch they can control in all #cars by 2026.
When is enough, enough?

The #usa #Government Can Now SHUT OFF Your #Cars

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zKCyN1zmng
#gov #why

#Stellantis #cars is losing control of its engines, with more than 58,000 recalls in #France this year alone. The PureTech engines have become synonymous with costly pitfalls, with bills reaching up to 12,000 euros for cars just 4 years old. This situation stems from an industrial strategy based on piling up regulatory technologies, rather than on the reliability and simplicity of a well-designed engine 🚗. The oil-immersed timing belt, initially presented as an innovation, quickly deteriorates, leading to engine destruction and serial breakdowns. The race for downsizing and electrification pursued by Stellantis has resulted in extremely complex architectures, where each component must comply with absurd European standards such as Euro 6d and Euro 7, and CO₂ targets that push for forced electrification of vehicles.

The failures are not limited to engines, but also affect pollution control systems like AdBlue, which has become a real headache with its faulty sensors, broken pumps, and leaking tanks. These breakdowns often require costly repairs or vehicle immobilization, often during the peak tourist season, causing frustration and additional expenses. Stellantis has chosen the easy path by piling low-cost technologies on platforms that are not very durable, resulting in the massive use of computers, faulty onboard networks, and electronics that undermine reliability.

The problem also extends to the standardization of vehicles. Thanks to the common platform, models like the #Peugeot 208, #Citroën C3, or #Dacia Duster now share the same architecture, which systematically reproduces the same defects. Traditional brands are losing their technical identity to give way to a logic of economies of scale, at the expense of quality and durability 🚙. At the same time, the forced march towards electrification is exacerbating this crisis, with electric cars deployed in a hurry, often equipped with Chinese batteries, and real-world ranges far from the promises. The resale of these used vehicles is collapsing, further amplifying the market's malaise.

The industry is caught in a vicious circle fueled by increasingly restrictive European standards, which prevent any sustainable innovation. The Euro 7 standard, the need to reduce CO₂ emissions, and the overabundance of electronic gadgets make each model more fragile, more expensive to maintain, and often less reliable. The French industry, once renowned for its robustness and simple mechanics, is now lagging behind these low-cost solutions imported or outsourced to China and Eastern Europe. The result: cars that no one wants second-hand, factories that are closing, and declining industrial know-how.

On February 3, 2026, President Trump signed Public Law 119-75, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, which preserved funding for Section 24220 of the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. This mandate requires all new passenger vehicles starting with model year 2027 to include advanced impaired driving prevention technology that passively monitors drivers and can disable vehicles if impairment is detected.

The House rejected Rep. Thomas Massie's defunding amendment 164 to 268 on January 22, with 57 Republicans joining 211 Democrats to keep the mandate funded. The No Kill Switches in Cars Act, introduced by Rep. Scott Perry to repeal Section 24220 outright, has a 2 percent chance of passing committee according to GovTrack analysis.

Two technologies under development through the DADSS program include breath-based sensors using infrared analysis and touch-based systems using tissue spectroscopy to measure blood alcohol through skin contact. After 18 years of development, NHTSA told the Associated Press in February 2026 it is still assessing developing technologies, and Congress is advancing a bill offering a $45 million prize for the first consumer-ready system.

Former Congressman Bob Barr identified critical privacy concerns including always-on monitoring, vehicle control access for disabling, and backdoor access for third parties. The Alliance for Automotive Innovation warned regulators that even a 1 in 10,000 false positive rate would strand thousands of unimpaired drivers daily. Vehicle telematics abuse is already documented in court: GM settled with the FTC over sharing driving data with brokers, Toyota faces a Wiretap Act class action in Texas, and Allstate's subsidiary Arity was caught collecting driving data from 40 million mobile connections every 15 seconds through unrelated apps.

☆-----☆-----☆-----☆-----☆ CHAPTERS ☆-----☆-----☆-----☆-----☆
00:00 The 2027 Car Kill Switch Mandate
00:42 Section 24220 and the Bipartisan Vote
01:11 What the System Actually Does
01:24 Bob Barr's Privacy Warning
02:06 Backdoors and Data Breaches
02:32 Worse Than Orwell's 1984
04:11 The DADSS Technology Behind It
05:03 85% Accuracy and the False Positive Problem
05:33 NHTSA Still Assessing the Tech
06:33 Congress Mandated It Then Offered a Bounty to Invent It
07:24 Diabetes, Mouthwash, and False Readings
08:25 Auto Industry Says It Would Strand Thousands Daily
09:20 Constitutional Problems
10:33 Where Your Car Data Already Ends Up
12:49 MADD's Lobbying Campaign
13:53 Kill Switches Already in Use
15:01 Geofencing and No-Drive Zones
15:39 The Failed Repeal Attempt
16:15 NHTSA Gutted by Budget Cuts
17:28 The Solution: Buy Pre-2015 Vehicles
18:42 Closing Thoughts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_6LZSd0KFk
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#USA #gov Federal Surveillance Tech Becomes Mandatory in New #Cars by 2027
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The End of Car Ownership: Mechanics Beg You to Avoid 2026 Cars

In this video, we explore the challenges and complexities of car ownership in 2026, focusing on why mechanics are urging consumers to avoid the newest models. We discuss the increasing difficulty of repairs, advanced technology integration, and the rising costs associated with maintaining modern vehicles. Viewers will gain insights into the future of automotive ownership, the impact of electric and autonomous #cars, and why traditional car repairs are becoming more complicated and expensive. Stay informed about the evolving automotive landscape and what it means for drivers and mechanics alike.

https://youtu.be/DMnHLbbaJ6I