Post #1846408

2026-04-25 10:46 UTC

Where there's a will, there's a way. Every technical hurdle they put up, is defeatable. Every time they make the wall higher, we make the ladder longer. There will come a time where there will be a privacy-conscious choice and that might require flashing the infotainment system. We're getting closer to one of Cory Doctrows stories. I can't find a direct link, but its on [this page](https://limn.press/article/car-wars/) under the name "Plausible Deniability"

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@Jason2357@lemmy.ca 2026-04-25 13:47

Funny, that is the opposite take that Cory has had recently. His argument has basically morphed to the opinion that, while individual action is cool, this stuff pretty much can only be defeated by collective action. You can't shop (or hack) your way out of living in the surveillance state. If everyone else is being surveiled, you get pulled in by association. I don't quite agree, and think we will always have to exercise some individual choice to protect ourselves. I am not sure that disabling a radio is enough though, if every other car on the road is covered in cameras and streaming data constantly.

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@yardratianSoma@lemmy.ca 2026-04-25 13:19

Thanks for sharing this, the fiction is astoundingly horrifying yet vital in timeliness.

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@Holytimes@sh.itjust.works 2026-04-25 12:41

To be perfectly blunt, no not every hurdle is defeatable. To even consider that to be true is fucking retarded. There is a point where your option is to deal with it or use something else. Modifications can be made illegal, hardware can be made unobtainable legally outside of vendor contracts, real time motion data to insurance can be mandated, etc. Even if you go out of your way to bypass everything you can The simple fact is, at some point you WILL be pulled over or get into an accident. And at that point if the powers that be decide what you did breaks a law then your still fucked. Or that you broke your insurance contract with your modifications. Just because you can do something doesnt mean you can get away with it if caught. And everyone's caught at some point. You either end up in jail or uninsurable and monetarily fucked.

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