▲ 792 ▼ Carmakers are failing the privacy test. Owners have little to no control of the data they hand over (www.ctvnews.ca) submitted 2 years ago by DoctorTYVM@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 77 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] deus@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (2 children) Cars made in the 20th century are probably safe. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] CaptainPedantic@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (1 child) Safe from a privacy perspective. Otherwise they're very unsafe by modern standards. Minimal airbags. Often no ABS. What ABS that is there is less sophisticated than modern systems. Worse structures for crash protection. No stability control. No traction control. Plus they're just old. Last year, I spent more on my 20 year old car than I did on my 2 year old car, that includes loan payments on the new car, fuel, tires, insurance, and maintenance. Get something from this century at least. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Twenty years old is this century, twenty years ago is 2003. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CaptainPedantic@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) To be specific my car is actually 23 years old. To be really pedantic, it was manufactured in 1999. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago I was being a smartass, but im in roughly the same boat mines 22 years old. Also I think yours would be 24 years old unless it was built late in the year. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ekky43@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 2 years ago* Go for a car from the 19th century just to be sure. They might miss a few features, such as differential, but if you're worried about your privacy it'll be worth it! /j obviously. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CaptainPedantic@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (1 child) Safe from a privacy perspective. Otherwise they're very unsafe by modern standards. Minimal airbags. Often no ABS. What ABS that is there is less sophisticated than modern systems. Worse structures for crash protection. No stability control. No traction control. Plus they're just old. Last year, I spent more on my 20 year old car than I did on my 2 year old car, that includes loan payments on the new car, fuel, tires, insurance, and maintenance. Get something from this century at least. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Twenty years old is this century, twenty years ago is 2003. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CaptainPedantic@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) To be specific my car is actually 23 years old. To be really pedantic, it was manufactured in 1999. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago I was being a smartass, but im in roughly the same boat mines 22 years old. Also I think yours would be 24 years old unless it was built late in the year. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Twenty years old is this century, twenty years ago is 2003. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CaptainPedantic@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) To be specific my car is actually 23 years old. To be really pedantic, it was manufactured in 1999. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago I was being a smartass, but im in roughly the same boat mines 22 years old. Also I think yours would be 24 years old unless it was built late in the year. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CaptainPedantic@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) To be specific my car is actually 23 years old. To be really pedantic, it was manufactured in 1999. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago I was being a smartass, but im in roughly the same boat mines 22 years old. Also I think yours would be 24 years old unless it was built late in the year. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago I was being a smartass, but im in roughly the same boat mines 22 years old. Also I think yours would be 24 years old unless it was built late in the year. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ekky43@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 2 years ago* Go for a car from the 19th century just to be sure. They might miss a few features, such as differential, but if you're worried about your privacy it'll be worth it! /j obviously. permalink fedilink source parent