Google Android Auto may collect and use vehicle data, such as location, speed, and fuel level...

[Radioman]

But not as much as they think.

If I buy one item, Amazon will automatically think that I'm obviously starting a collection of them and offer them to me relentlessly.

One Keurig is plenty right now, but thanks.

So true...

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[Dr. Zaius]

Simple truth is that if you're going to use modern technology you're going to have to choose who you trust.

Banks have been hacked, VPN companies have turned over their logs to officials (HMA and Tunnel Bear did this. Tunnel Bear was a free VPN so basically no surprise there but HMA was a paid VPN and did it), a popular pirate movie site has turned over their user logs to officials, even Samsung and LG smart televisions are collecting your data (block their domains on your router if you have one). Basically everyone is after your info.

Edit: Go watch Person Of Interest (great show BTW). The Machine is most likely very real.

A few simple steps to help your privacy, though as mentioned NOTHING is ever really private.

NEVER use a public wifi to do banking without a VPN. This means restaurants, Library, doctor's office, etc. An open network is just that, an open network. Note that if you connect to a public wifi with your phone, it is going to check your email if you were out of a service area, which means your email address and possibly username/password goes over the open network.. Hello SPAM.

If you're using a free VPN it is worth exactly that, nothing. The only free VPN I'm aware of that is even remotely decent is the Proton VPN and the free version is very limited. Still OK for general banking and email.

If you're paying for a VPN you want to use a company that isn't headquartered in one of the 5 Eyes, 9 Eyes, or 14 Eyes alliances. Ideally you want one with a Zero logs policy, a warrant canary, and top tier VPNs will use RAM discs for their servers.

TOR (The Onion Router) routes your traffic through multiple servers in multiple locations to mask your true IP address. This can greatly slow your internet speeds. The Brave browser has TOR built in. If you want to get really froggy you can load a TOR browser on a flash drive and only run it when you're ready to do some clandestine browsing.

Last tidbit is you may want to disable IPV6 as many times people will do all kinds of security settings on IPV4 and totally forget that IPV6 is still wide open, especially people who torrent.

Anyone else please post your useful tidbits.

 

[rydfree]

Hey everyone,

I got a new phone and went to set it up with Android Auto, then encountered the disturbing Sync screen, below.

I really don't care if location is known, which might be needed for using Waze on the screen. The other stuff is weird. Who wants their insurance company or somebody's lawyer getting ahold of speed data? Why would Google want to track fuel level? And what other "such as" info gets collected? I'd like to shut that all off.

I tried to find a way to disable collection and use of data, but there doesn't seem to be one. Any suggestions?

Thanks, Erik

(btw, dog hair on screen is no fault of Android)

Thanks for that dog hair disclaimer . I was already scratching at my monitor

I'm more pissed about the fact Ford can disable functions that I paid for at any time .

 

[Stevedbvik1]

HAHA! No, I don't work, retired, but you never hear about the FBI asking Google for help breaking into one of their phones

That’s because Google phone user crimes are simple to solve and never get to FBI level. ?

 

[Jason B]

Simple truth is that if you're going to use modern technology you're going to have to choose who you trust.

Banks have been hacked, VPN companies have turned over their logs to officials (HMA and Tunnel Bear did this. Tunnel Bear was a free VPN so basically no surprise there but HMA was a paid VPN and did it), a popular pirate movie site has turned over their user logs to officials, even Samsung and LG smart televisions are collecting your data (block their domains on your router if you have one). Basically everyone is after your info.

Edit: Go watch Person Of Interest (great show BTW). The Machine is most likely very real.

A few simple steps to help your privacy, though as mentioned NOTHING is ever really private.

NEVER use a public wifi to do banking without a VPN. This means restaurants, Library, doctor's office, etc. An open network is just that, an open network. Note that if you connect to a public wifi with your phone, it is going to check your email if you were out of a service area, which means your email address and possibly username/password goes over the open network.. Hello SPAM.

If you're using a free VPN it is worth exactly that, nothing. The only free VPN I'm aware of that is even remotely decent is the Proton VPN and the free version is very limited. Still OK for general banking and email.

If you're paying for a VPN you want to use a company that isn't headquartered in one of the 5 Eyes, 9 Eyes, or 14 Eyes alliances. Ideally you want one with a Zero logs policy, a warrant canary, and top tier VPNs will use RAM discs for their servers.

TOR (The Onion Router) routes your traffic through multiple servers in multiple locations to mask your true IP address. This can greatly slow your internet speeds. The Brave browser has TOR built in. If you want to get really froggy you can load a TOR browser on a flash drive and only run it when you're ready to do some clandestine browsing.

Last tidbit is you may want to disable IPV6 as many times people will do all kinds of security settings on IPV4 and totally forget that IPV6 is still wide open, especially people who torrent.

Anyone else please post your useful tidbits.

Of all the VPN's, TOR would be my last choice:
Is TOR Trustworthy and Safe?

 

[Dr. Zaius]

Of all the VPN's, TOR would be my last choice:
Is TOR Trustworthy and Safe?

TOR is not really a VPN.

It's more of a proxy, kind of like the "VPN" built into Opera and other browsers.

And yeah, it's not near as secure as a good VPN, but then it's free so to be expected.

 

[Cabose-1]

This forum is being tracked!!

I have everything on, gps, share thingy for better improvement, auto exercise and sleep on watch, phone, pay bills online, use maps

It even kniws i am sitting down right now losing 5 pounds!

Ill be easy to find when the drones come to get me. And black helicopters. I will tik tok it live as it happens

 

[JesseS]

Of all the VPN's, TOR would be my last choice:
Is TOR Trustworthy and Safe?

Uh, TOR isn't a VPN, it is a Dark web browser that that hids your data by breaking it up and bouncing it around the world thru various systems until they get to the target IP, not perfect but many times more secure than say Firefox or Safari.

 

[CP0861]

I work in the insurance industry.....a year or two ago, and I don't remember all the details, but long story short, I read an article about the driver data collected from cars being potentially more valuable than the profit from manufacturing/sales. They know where you drive, get gas, sleep, eat, vacation, etc. I'm not sure how selling the data jives with consumer protection laws....maybe this isn't occuring yet and maybe not in all states, but it's definitely on the horizon.

I'm not a technology guy....I stopped keeping up with technology around the time dvd's first came out...lol. But like a poster mentioned above, hacking and cybersecurity is an everyday issue with most companies these days. It's so prevalent, there are actually "good" hackers that exist and hack into companies just to then approach them seeking payment for the info. They're called knight hackers or white knights or something like that.

 

[JesseS]

Simple truth is that if you're going to use modern technology you're going to have to choose who you trust.

Banks have been hacked, VPN companies have turned over their logs to officials (HMA and Tunnel Bear did this. Tunnel Bear was a free VPN so basically no surprise there but HMA was a paid VPN and did it), a popular pirate movie site has turned over their user logs to officials, even Samsung and LG smart televisions are collecting your data (block their domains on your router if you have one). Basically everyone is after your info.

Edit: Go watch Person Of Interest (great show BTW). The Machine is most likely very real.

A few simple steps to help your privacy, though as mentioned NOTHING is ever really private.

NEVER use a public wifi to do banking without a VPN. This means restaurants, Library, doctor's office, etc. An open network is just that, an open network. Note that if you connect to a public wifi with your phone, it is going to check your email if you were out of a service area, which means your email address and possibly username/password goes over the open network.. Hello SPAM.

If you're using a free VPN it is worth exactly that, nothing. The only free VPN I'm aware of that is even remotely decent is the Proton VPN and the free version is very limited. Still OK for general banking and email.

If you're paying for a VPN you want to use a company that isn't headquartered in one of the 5 Eyes, 9 Eyes, or 14 Eyes alliances. Ideally you want one with a Zero logs policy, a warrant canary, and top tier VPNs will use RAM discs for their servers.

TOR (The Onion Router) routes your traffic through multiple servers in multiple locations to mask your true IP address. This can greatly slow your internet speeds. The Brave browser has TOR built in. If you want to get really froggy you can load a TOR browser on a flash drive and only run it when you're ready to do some clandestine browsing.

Last tidbit is you may want to disable IPV6 as many times people will do all kinds of security settings on IPV4 and totally forget that IPV6 is still wide open, especially people who torrent.

Anyone else please post your useful tidbits.

Your best points are public Wi-Fi, and selecting a no-log VPN, I NEVER use wi-fi outside of my LAN, I use my cell signal and a VPN all of the time, My wife walks into Nordstrom and her phone beeps and displays "Welcome back Debbie (not her real name) here are todays specials"
And yes disable IPV6, 99% don't need it. And I watched every episode of POI, and yes, a great show.

 

[Jason B]

Uh, TOR isn't a VPN, it is a Dark web browser that that hids your data by breaking it up and bouncing it around the world thru various systems until they get to the target IP, not perfect but many times more secure than say Firefox or Safari.

Agreed. I just didn't know the proper term for what to call TOR. But the site I referred to has some interesting things about TOR. Most are probably tin foil hat level, but interesting none the less.

 

[Jason B]

The chip is the least of the vaxed worries. In a few years everyone that is vaxed will turn into 'prawns" and will be living in the real 'District 9'.
#unvaxxed #untetsted

 

[Big Blue]

werent we all injected with microchips anyways when we submitted to the vaxXxinations?

Oh great,you had to bring up THE CHIP. Now this thread will go on for another ten pages.

 

[Big Blue]

You know I heard if you take defibulator paddles and place one on each arm and shock yourself twice it burns out the chip.

 

[IdahoRanger]

You know I heard if you take defibulator paddles and place one on each arm and shock yourself twice it burns out the chip.

I should be good to go since I've been defibrillated 17 times.

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