boem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoHyundai is offering free home chargers and install discounts for new EV buyerswww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up1299arrow-down114
arrow-up1285arrow-down1external-linkHyundai is offering free home chargers and install discounts for new EV buyerswww.theverge.comboem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square25fedilink
minus-squarecodenamekino@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21arrow-down4·1 year agoThis sounds great, but the cynic in me can’t help buy wonder if this is counter-programming for Mozilla’s privacy study that came out a couple weeks ago: https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/privacynotincluded/articles/its-official-cars-are-the-worst-product-category-we-have-ever-reviewed-for-privacy/
minus-squareStandingCat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down1·1 year agoIm not sure what your point is here. Don’t get an EV because they (and all other new cars) have privacy issues?
minus-squareJohanno@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoNo he meant they are just trying to safe their face.
minus-squareJohnWorks@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoIt kinda sucks there’s no car manufacturers that’ll make new cars without these privacy issues. I suppose the best thing that could be done would be to attempt to disconnect a car from being able to contact any network so no data can get out.
This sounds great, but the cynic in me can’t help buy wonder if this is counter-programming for Mozilla’s privacy study that came out a couple weeks ago: https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/privacynotincluded/articles/its-official-cars-are-the-worst-product-category-we-have-ever-reviewed-for-privacy/
Im not sure what your point is here. Don’t get an EV because they (and all other new cars) have privacy issues?
No he meant they are just trying to safe their face.
It kinda sucks there’s no car manufacturers that’ll make new cars without these privacy issues. I suppose the best thing that could be done would be to attempt to disconnect a car from being able to contact any network so no data can get out.