How bad is Android Auto for privacy on a stock Pixel phone. What can the car and car vendor get access to.

  • vapeloki@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    Android auto provides notification content to the car. Also of course a virtual screen.

    So, there is not much that may be an issue. And you don’t habe to share your contact data with your car if you want to do hands free calls. That’s a plus

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      1 day ago

      I’d like to hear more about this. When I went to setup Auto on my vehicle, it demanded that I copy all contact information to the head unit, or it would not proceed with pairing and setup. That’s when I just shrugged and disconnected my phone. Bluetooth works just fine for me

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        1 day ago

        That may be ab implementation detail of android auto for your car manufacturer. I never needed to sync the contacts in BMW and VW.

        I had some troubles with Ford, but there It worked via USB instead of Bluetooth pairing without forced sync.

        Edit: I am in Germany, so data protection laws may also be a reason why it works for me