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1. mahboi · 1790889739 · focus · HN ↗

     if an owner decides they are uncomfortable with the data sharing described within them, they are faced with (arguably) unfair choices:
     - 01 accept the agreements regardless of their concerns
     - 02 stop using their car's connected-vehicle features - which includes remote start, the app, and other very useful features
     - 03 stop using the vehicle entirely
   

   Easy, I take #2. Is that it? This whole time I thought the article was talking about telemetry the car sends regardless.

   1. hollow-moe · 1790889939 · focus · HN ↗

      Like #2 prevents the spying. Let's ask some smart TV brands executives their opinion on the matter.

      1. mahboi · 1790890208 · focus · HN ↗

         Smart TVs need wifi to be smart though. The cars have cell modems.

         1. bluGill · 1790940597 · focus · HN ↗

            For now, a cell modem is very cheap. I would not be surprised if they started including them in the near future. Of course data on a cell modem is going to be expensive, so you're not going to get any of the smart features, but that is still enough that they can get all the tracking they want back and send ads back to you.

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