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I'd think of Tesla as of an iPhone for affluent hipsters. Teslas remain connected to the manufacturer that collects extensive info on drivers (spying, some woul
by akomtu 5y ago
I'd think of Tesla as of an iPhone for affluent hipsters. Teslas remain connected to the manufacturer that collects extensive info on drivers (spying, some would say) and can use it for marketing or other purposes later. Teslas can be a powerful distribution channel if Musk figures a way to discreetly advertise to them right in their cars. Teslas are a golf club in a sense: a directory of important people, except that the club has managed to install mics, gps trackers and a internet connected screen right in the members' cars.
- caconym_ 5y agoIs Tesla the only car company collecting usage data? Off the top of my head, I don't think so. Your comment kind of reminds me of how much shit "Big Tech" gets for data collection, just because they're highly visible, while the really scary shit (e.g. cell carriers offering granular per-user location data APIs to anybody with money) flies under the radar because it doesn't have that sexy down-with-big-tech angle that (ironically?) seems to drive the most clicks. That's not to say the usual "Big Tech" suspects are choirboys, but the public discourse's focus on their data collection activities is absurdly myopic.