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Joke’s on them. Mine is a Chinese company. I already know it spies on me. So does my car with its “disabled” cell connection that promises not to broadcast my whereabouts.
I've been shopping for a dash cam. It seems like all the brands are Chinese companies except Garmin?
I wouldn’t worry about it too much. You can get some without WiFi. You just have to yank the microsd if you want to see the files. The one I have has WiFi but it’s so slow I can’t even preview videos. I have to connect to its WiFi, so unless it’s randomly connecting to open WiFi’s while I’m driving without my knowledge, I can’t see how it would transit much.
Don’t spend too much though. They break after a couple years. Especially if you live in a hot climate like a desert.
Yeah. If you get one that only records to an SD card and has no wireless connections of any kind, it would be pretty hard for that to have any security/privacy concerns.
Find the antenna and physically unplug it.
Physically unplugging it may not be enough and risks permanent damage. Installing a 50ohm terminator is a much safer option on all accounts and takes just about the same amount of effort as unplugging it ( ~$10 extra).
This is the guide I had used for my previous car: https://imgur.com/gallery/step-by-step-guide-to-disable-onstar-on-2022-chevy-bolt-this-is-reversible-not-permanent-n00QKnH#rGSoW34
that's fine, if you only use it on private roads. but if not, you are recording plenty of people (even not counting drivers) who did not consent to being recorded.
then who knows what happens with the recordings. and that's the actual problem.
too bad its not enforced.
Speaking as someone from the US, consent is not required to record someone in public.
"There is no responsible expectation of privacy while in public."
If you don't want to be recorded by people at random, stay home.
in civilized countries consent is required for that
It's the same in most of Europe afaik. You can't be filmed as a primary subject without consent. For example, I can photograph you in the background of a monument or in nature, without having to ask your consent.
It's the same for dashcams, you are filming the road primarily not the pedestrian.
Edit: even better, in France (and iirc in Belgium too) I can photograph you as a primary subject without consent, but I cannot reproduce or distribute the picture of you without your consent.
Look up "Droit à l'image" if you want to know more.
Edit2: Hungary seems to have laws like I initially described, so taking pictures of videos in public should be okay as long as more than 1 person is visible on it.
To be fair, if you're intentionally only filming one specific person, I'm sure they could claim harassment at some point. Maybe public disturbance or nuisance?