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Finland detects more GPS jammers as drivers increasingly try to hide their tracks | Yle News | Yle (yle.fi)

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[–] zik@lemmy.world 23 points 8 months ago (1 children)

It's not just EVs - most new cars have these tracking devices where they sell your data to your insurance company to be used against you.

[–] madcaesar@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago (2 children)

How are they getting the data?

[–] zik@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago

They have devices installed which include GPS and an accelerometer. They report back to base via a cellular connection when you drive erratically or aggressively etc.

[–] a_wild_mimic_appears@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 8 months ago

5G ("Connected Cars" for lower insurance rates have been a thing in central europe for over 20 years) and Wifi.