Mozilla’s latest edition of *Privacy Not Included reveals how 25 major car brands collect and share deeply personal data, including sexual activity, facial expressions, and genetic and health information.
Can’t they just make dumb EVs for now? I mean we don’t have to go all out Starks Enterprises with every EV to attract customers. I still need buttons and things i can feel while driving.
Not to mention how much cheaper an EV could be if it had manual windows, less software, less microphones, less screens and just overall focused on being a car before being a smart device, status symbol, or entertainment system.
Can’t they just make dumb EVs for now? I mean we don’t have to go all out Starks Enterprises with every EV to attract customers. I still need buttons and things i can feel while driving.
Not to mention how much cheaper an EV could be if it had manual windows, less software, less microphones, less screens and just overall focused on being a car before being a smart device, status symbol, or entertainment system.
The problem is tech is cheap, especially software. Even moreso when the data you gain is so valuable.
It’s like you’ll have to go convert like a 2005 ICE car to electric to get a “nice car without tech shit I never asked for”.
Eh, the pre-facelift Hyundai Ioniq electric is the last usable EV without a data connection, I’d say. Was built until 2020.
Nice. Noted, if I get an EV one day.
Whoever makes a “remove the bullshit you don’t want” service for new cars is going to make a lot of money.