Thanks to mobile telecommunications, total surveillance in vehicles has been theoretically possible since the mandatory introduction of the emergency call function in 2018. In the coming years, the mandatory installation of cameras and sensors to detect drowsiness or alcohol at the wheel will be added.
On the surface, all this may serve safety. However, in the wrong hands, such powerful tools can easily be misused as a totalitarian control mechanism, including restricting people’s movement.
What can be done about it? Smartphones have long been able to record movement profiles of their owners. To prevent this, many rely on anti-tracking bags. But what do these really achieve? And what is the effect of turning off the phone?
The subsequent discussion explores finding solutions through the use of VPNs. Which providers can be used or should be avoided?
These and other questions are posed by Andreas Popp to Chris of PRVCY.world in an engaging conversation about privacy in communication, finance, and everyday life, which can only be achieved through a new understanding and a departure from the systems and apps of Big Tech giants and their data silos.
