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mahboi • today at 9:22 PM • 3 replies • view on 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.

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technothrasher • today at 9:26 PM

I have essentially gone with option 2 in my Audi A3. Every time I turn the car on, it puts up a dialog that warns me that I've made the terrible, terrible decision to not allow remote data and forces me to say, "no, do not turn it on for me now," before I can do anything else on the screen. Every, single, time.

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hollow-moe • today at 9:25 PM

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

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pluc • today at 10:06 PM

On top of that you must never take it for servicing at a dealership since that's another point they can do a data export if your car isn't always-on.