boem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoHyundai is offering free home chargers and install discounts for new EV buyerswww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up1225arrow-down110
arrow-up1215arrow-down1external-linkHyundai is offering free home chargers and install discounts for new EV buyerswww.theverge.comboem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square15fedilink
minus-squarecodenamekino@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19arrow-down5·2 years 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-up11arrow-down1·2 years agoIm not sure what your point is here. Don’t get an EV because they (and all other new cars) have privacy issues?
minus-squareJohnWorks@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years 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?
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.