A Ford Motoer Company patent application filed in February and published last month proposes software that would monitor in-car conversations and other data to help serve up advertisements.

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    3 months ago

    Car manufacturers have brilliantly managed to convince me never to buy a car made after ~2015.

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    3 months ago

    It’s gonna be standard practice to pull the cellular modem out of cars when putchased, or at least pull the fuse.

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      3 months ago

      Starting failed, please call your service partner for assistance.

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      3 months ago

      They’re gonna tie it into a safety component so it can’t be messed with. Likely they’ll say it’s tied to the emergency system that can alert authorities in the event of an accident.

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      3 months ago

      Now your car won’t drive due to critical functionality and is bricked til you take it to the dealership.

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    3 months ago

    This is just some rank and file employee that’s just trying to get that sweet patent bonus money.