A few days back I watched a SomeOrdinaryGamers video, in which he states to drive a Tesla car, despite expressing the obvious privacy concerns surrounding the built-in camera system; but doesn’t seem to consider the privacy-impact to those around the vehicle, he chooses to drive through public streets. And another example being Rob Braxman, while ironically, both known to frequently criticize other public-facing, internet connected surveillance systems (like Ring for example).
If it was “just” a cabin camera, staring you straight in the face every time you drive your car (and you’re somehow okay with that), it would still be a terrible look in context with your channel content, but at least it is contained to you personally. But knowingly driving these surveillance nightmares on wheels through public streets, subjecting others to that surveillance, while you represent pro-privacy channels online, is just inexcusably hypocritical to me. But perhaps it might just be me, so what are your thoughts?
I don’t have a problem with this.
Advocating to change the status quo, doesn’t insulate you from having to live in it.
If you want a nice new electric vehicle, (any vehicle really) in the US today you’re going to have to buy a spy mobile. No way around it.
In no way does having one mean you can’t push for public awareness and government regulation to improve the current privacy environment.
You can call it hypocritical. It’s not. It’s pragmatic.
Just disconnect the antenas. In some cars, you can even unplug the telematics system.
Sure but try doing it when you still have to pay for it.
If you don’t practice what you preach, your words are shallow in my opinion, and you shouldn’t expect anyone to take you seriously. And can we stop pretending like a “nice new electric vehicle” is a must? It’s as pragmatic as having a Ring doorbell camera (at least from the perspective of a less technically inclined person), but yet these very same channels won’t spare such “big-tech” products (which Tesla wouldn’t classify as of course…). Ring cameras are technically (but not practically) restricted to private property, rather than a 360 degree camera roaming public streets; but yet you actively scrutinize the first, while remaining suspiciously quiet about the latter. Please come again, at how that is not peak hypocrisy.
Nobody has to drive a “nice new vehicle.” If your job is advocating for privacy, you should set a good example by driving an old car. (Or moonlight as an urbanist and ditch the car entirely, for that matter.)
I have a newer vehicle just pulled fuse to modem.
its not like you cannot obscure the unwanted cameras on your own vehicle