If You’ve Got a New Car, It’s a Data Privacy Nightmare

Re:If You’ve Got a New Car, It’s a Data Privacy Nightmare by Loughla on Wednesday September 06, 2023 @10:51AM (#37406033)

No, it's the same. You can control hidden things from the touch screen (like light length when opening the door for example) but most cars still have tactile nobs for everything outside of radio/bluetooth/media.

There are some cars that have touchscreen for essential things like climate control, but those are absolutely in the minority.

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Re:If You’ve Got a New Car, It’s a Data Privacy Nightmare by brewdad on Wednesday September 06, 2023 @12:28PM (#37407434)

Thing is, those cars with touch screen climate controls will let you set a temperature target much like your home thermostat. Once you figure out the right temperature, you don't really ever have to change it. I haven't changed the temperature in my car for months. I'll probably adjust it as summer turns to fall but it will be a one or two degree change one time and then I won't touch it again unless my kid drove the car and messed with it.

Putting things like windshield wipers or headlights on a touch screen would be a nightmare though.

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Re:If You’ve Got a New Car, It’s a Data Privacy Nightmare by ghaff on Wednesday September 06, 2023 @01:25PM (#37408169)

My newish car does have buttons to control the temperature and fan. But, yeah, I don't really change it. I do use defroster settings in the winter.

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Re:If You’ve Got a New Car, It’s a Data Privacy Nightmare by calfuris on Wednesday September 06, 2023 @06:15PM (#37412144)

My current car (like all of the cars I've had since 2008) allows you to set a temperature target with physical controls. I don't change it as often as I changed the older direct controls, but I do change it often enough that I would hate to use a touchscreen for it.

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