GM’s data mining is just the beginning of the in-car advertising blitz

Re:GM’s data mining is just the beginning of the in-car adve... by smnrchrds on Monday October 22, 2018 @09:59PM (#18280196)

If it proves a lucrative business model, you may not get a choice. Making "smart" TVs was lucrative, and now almost all TVs are smart. No matter whether you buy a Samsung,a Sony, or an LG. If advertising in cars becomes successful, no matter what brand you buy, expect it to come with ads.

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Re:GM’s data mining is just the beginning of the in-car adve... by ericd on Monday October 22, 2018 @10:53PM (#18280394)

Sure you do. I've just stopped buying TVs. Projectors, at least, still seem mostly focused on displaying images.

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Re:GM’s data mining is just the beginning of the in-car adve... by bscphil on Tuesday October 23, 2018 @08:23AM (#18282715)

Yep. I've got a 10 year old Plasma that still works and looks great. I will never own a car that advertises to me and sells my data. Hell, I'll never own a car that dings at me until I fasten a seatbelt if I can help it either.

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Re:GM’s data mining is just the beginning of the in-car adve... by slavak on Wednesday October 24, 2018 @03:26AM (#18290357)

> Hell, I'll never own a car that dings at me until I fasten a seatbelt if I can help it either.

Serious question: Why? I've never found it particularly helpful myself, but what's the big deal about a sound that reminds you to put on a critical safety device that you should already be using anyway? Do you really find yourself hearing those dings for long enough that it becomes a serious annoyance? If so, don't you think the ding isn't the actual problem there?

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Re:GM’s data mining is just the beginning of the in-car adve... by mrguyorama on Tuesday October 23, 2018 @08:58AM (#18282939)

I was still able to find a low model Vizio in about 47 inches that was dumb. It was a godsend

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Re:GM’s data mining is just the beginning of the in-car adve... by icebraining on Tuesday October 23, 2018 @06:20AM (#18282173)

PC monitors too; they make decent "TVs".

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Re:GM’s data mining is just the beginning of the in-car adve... by kennydude on Tuesday October 23, 2018 @07:29AM (#18282435)

This is why, for me, it's actually better to go for private label brands. They don't tend to bother

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Re:GM’s data mining is just the beginning of the in-car adve... by JustSomeNobody on Tuesday October 23, 2018 @07:39AM (#18282490)

Can't you just not tell it about your network and use it like a dumb TV?

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Re:GM’s data mining is just the beginning of the in-car adve... by TeMPOraL on Tuesday October 23, 2018 @02:51AM (#18281256)

They could iterate on image and sound quality, and keep charging for that. A larger screen, a thinner screen, less bevel, etc. Plenty to do to have an excuse for making a new model.

Also, the promise of market economy is that, under competitive pressure, in time product's price drops to near the actual costs of making it. Some products are simply done, and there should be a point at which the profit from sales is enough to just keep making it indefinitely, and the company could be free to pursue other products in other areas while still making the old one.

What wasn't the advertised part of the bargain is the ratchet effect - a company will add user-hostile feature, briefly get a better deal, then all other competitors will follow suit and suddenly the user-friendly product is no longer being made. We need to develop a way to prevent this.

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Re:GM’s data mining is just the beginning of the in-car adve... by franciscrick1 on Tuesday October 23, 2018 @11:15AM (#18284054)

No, we don't. You might want to, but nobody else cares.

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