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If you're surprised Tesla takes and keeps recordings from their cars after seeing the news about the Cybertruck in Vegas, you shouldn't be. This is not something new. Tesla has been taking and storing media for many years, claiming it's used to train their AI capabilities. You can't opt out either.

And Tesla employees do access it, make fun of you, make memes, and share the content internally, without any legitimate reason to access the content.

arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20

While this is about Tesla, this is a growing problem across this and other industries.

Ars Technica · Tesla workers shared images from car cameras, including “scenes of intimacy”By Jon Brodkin

@bedast

You can opt-out with tape.

I recommend 3M Super 88.

BedastGPT

@dashrb @VE2UWY There’s a lot more in the telematics. Like…a lot.

@bedast @dashrb

You can also opt out by placing the vehicle in a crusher and pushing the button.