When you drive an EV you have absolutely zero privacy too! And no it's not a conspiracy theory. I deal with EV's everyday(I won't say which manufacturer yet). They are connected to the network via their own sim card and record audio AND video and upload every drive back to your Chinese Overlords.
Constant firm/software updates that can make things worse ( think of a bad Windows update BSOD ). There are so many reasons i could say as to why not to buy them. But people are starting to catching on.
That’s one of the main reasons I won’t ever buy any modern car. Not specifically regarding privacy reasons but there’s literally no end of shitfuckery that they can implement with over the air updates (and they will).
Just have a look at the BMW subscription heated seats for an initial example. Or Apple getting caught out reducing the battery capacity on their iPhones with the software to “encourage” customers to spend more money.
I’m 110% sure that car makers will spend most of their time creating planned obsolescence and price gouging shitfuckery using their over the air updates in the future.
The rot has already started and the only thing that will stop them is the EU, being the only jurisdiction in the world that has the guts to stand up to corporate power. I won’t be betting on it though!