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PrivacyTubers driving Tesla cars (lemmy.ml)

submitted 3 months ago by PierceTheBubble@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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A few days back I watched a SomeOrdinaryGamers video, in which he states to drive a Tesla car, despite expressing the obvious privacy concerns surrounding the built-in camera system; but doesn't seem to consider the privacy-impact to those around the vehicle, he chooses to drive through public streets. And another example being Rob Braxman, while ironically, both known to frequently criticize other public-facing, internet connected surveillance systems (like Ring for example).

If it was "just" a cabin camera, staring you straight in the face every time you drive your car (and you're somehow okay with that), it would still be a terrible look in context with your channel content, but at least it is contained to you personally. But knowingly driving these surveillance nightmares on wheels through public streets, subjecting others to that surveillance, while you represent pro-privacy channels online, is just inexcusably hypocritical to me. But perhaps it might just be me, so what are your thoughts?

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[–] RodgeGrabTheCat@sh.itjust.works -2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Considering those youtubers have their faces on camera very often, I don't see how being recorded by a Tesla hurts their privacy at all.

As for invading the privacy of the public at large by driving a Tesla, there are cameras everywhere.

Still, anyone driving a Tesla is not someone I'm going to for privacy advice and I wouldn't listen to Braxman no matter what he drives.

[–] PierceTheBubble@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 months ago

I get what you're saying, but at least they control what they share on their channels, unlike a Tesla car that might disclose intimate moments not intended for sharing (including of others captured in effect). There are a lot of gaps in camera coverage, especially in the public space (at least here in The Netherlands), but if these mobile camera systems move through the streets, you capture a lot more than the relatively few stationary cameras would. I do value Rob's content from time to time, whenever he covers subjects which I believe are underdiscussed (EV surveillance not being one of them haha).