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Welp, guess I won't be purchasing the mustang I wanted. This has got to stop. Like the final paragraph states: If I pay for a vehicle in cash, I damn well don't
by wcarron 8y ago
Welp, guess I won't be purchasing the mustang I wanted. This has got to stop. Like the final paragraph states: If I pay for a vehicle in cash, I damn well don't feel like paying with my privacy and data, too.
This is the very same reason I'll never use Windows. Telemetry is an invasion of privacy. It's also why the "right to repair" is such an important issue. Owners of cars (or any device, for that matter) should be able to go into the software (including breaking encryption) and disable or remove components that report data to external sources.
If I want cheap services in exchange for data, I'll go with Lyft. Fuck yourself, Hackett.
- djrogers 8y ago> If I pay for a vehicle in cash, I damn well don't feel like paying with my privacy and data, too. Well, to be fair all of the data the CEO was talking about wouldn’t be in play if you actually paid in cash - he specifically called out the data collected in the loan process, not data obtained from the vehicle itself. Of course slippery slopes are a thing for a reason...
- Deinos 8y agoIn that case, I am sure they would be ok with a longer term and 0% APR at a minimum for the data provided...
- Skunkleton 8y agoAs a current owner of a Mustang, and as a customer of Ford Credit, I will not be making another purchase if they go in this direction.
- wcarron 8y agoShame, too. The 2019 Mustang GT with the PPL2 looks awesome. Oh well. There are other nice cars out there.
- Skunkleton 8y agoIt really does. Thankfully I have a 2016 mustang, and would have a really hard time justifying a new one to myself. I am looking forward to my next car though. I am thinking I will probably get something from the 90s. Maybe a jeep.