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.

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.

  • @[email protected]English
    23•8 days ago

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

  • @sorghumEnglish
    10•8 days ago

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

    • @[email protected]English
      11•8 days 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.

    • @[email protected]English
      1•7 days ago

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

      • NuraShiny [any]English
        1•4 days ago

        Oh no, it appears I have taken a hammer to the dealership and broke it as well, how sad.

  • @[email protected]English
    1•7 days ago

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