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Mozilla review of 25 car brands finds they're "a privacy nightmare" (foundation.mozilla.org)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by dantheclamman to c/technology

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[–] Tinks 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Absolutely. My 2006 car is in the shop right now getting fixed and will ultimately end up costing me around $3.5k. They were a bit surprised I told them to fix it, but I don't WANT a new car. I like my car, it has all the features I want, is a manual, doesn't connect to the internet, and most importantly, has physical buttons and dials to control everything! Overall it's in great condition as well.

I love my car, and like you will be keeping it until it becomes prohibitively expensive to repair vs buy something else, or I can no longer get parts. Hopefully by then something will be done about the privacy and touchscreen situations.

[–] grue 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I love my car, and like you will be keeping it until it becomes prohibitively expensive to repair vs buy something else, or I can no longer get parts.

I fully intend to keep my old cars going even past that point.