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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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