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I got this one twice already. Ironically if you choose yes, it will say "cannot view while driving" and then it goes away till the next time you start driving.

meepmorp 3y ago
I enjoy the corporate sense of comedic timing that went into the decision to have it wait till you're driving again.
- kyriakos 3y ago
  Its as if the reasoning behind it was "when the popup comes up, stop, switch to parking mode so you can read the new terms of service, then continue your trip". The first time I got it a month ago I just left it on screen till I reached my destination and went through the terms. I got another update yesterday, i just dismissed it, will see it again tomorrow for sure.
  - somehnguy 3y ago
    That scenario is so comically dystopian. Nobody cares about the terms because they can't do anything about them anyway, so just leave people alone.. Also, stop changing the terms so much.
- freedomben 3y ago
  My guess is it's all about liability, and possibly regulation. Nowadays our culture demands that products force people to be safe, rather than expecting people to choose to be safe and accepting the consequences if they mess up. I wish I could laugh at the idiocy, but it's too personal and enfuriating to me to be funny. The enraging thing for me is that it makes my car unusable for the passenger even though that person isn't even driving!!! A human is so much better at making that decision at drive-time than the dumb software. At least use the damn airbag sensor in the seat, and if there's a passenger, let them use the controls!!!
raverbashing 3y ago
What a farce And what if you disagree with it?
- kyriakos 3y ago
  haven't tried that but I would assume you get locked out of bluelink connectivity.
  - dotancohen 3y ago
    You get locked out of a feature that you paid for? Presumably adding that feature increased car sales, otherwise why would the company develop the feature in the first place?
- OkGoDoIt 3y ago
  My take from the screenshot and description is you’re just disagreeing to read it now, it doesn’t appear there’s any way to actually disagree with the terms of service update itself.
- freedomben 3y ago
  Thanks to the new tech wave, my guess is that you don't actually own your device even though you "bought" it, so if you disagree with it then they will just shut it down and it's on you to either agree or sell it. I hope (and if I thought there was any point in praying, would do that too) that a car company like Toyota will go against this trend and empower the owner to own things. I bought a new Toyota this year and I worry that they're in the process of making the Toyota smartphone app mandatory, though it isn't yet.
- deathanatos 3y ago
  Well, the photographed prompt says do you want to review them, not do you agree to them. My guess is that in Big Corp. Inc.'s mind, you don't have a choice about agreeing to them—er, ahem I mean you agreed to all possible future updates to our Terms & Conditions when you purchased the vehicle. Oh and your agreement is subject to forced binding arbitration — see here, in your contract, in 0.2 pt font?

meepmorp 3y ago

I enjoy the corporate sense of comedic timing that went into the decision to have it wait till you're driving again.

kyriakos 3y ago
Its as if the reasoning behind it was "when the popup comes up, stop, switch to parking mode so you can read the new terms of service, then continue your trip". The first time I got it a month ago I just left it on screen till I reached my destination and went through the terms. I got another update yesterday, i just dismissed it, will see it again tomorrow for sure.
- somehnguy 3y ago
  That scenario is so comically dystopian. Nobody cares about the terms because they can't do anything about them anyway, so just leave people alone.. Also, stop changing the terms so much.
freedomben 3y ago
My guess is it's all about liability, and possibly regulation. Nowadays our culture demands that products force people to be safe, rather than expecting people to choose to be safe and accepting the consequences if they mess up. I wish I could laugh at the idiocy, but it's too personal and enfuriating to me to be funny. The enraging thing for me is that it makes my car unusable for the passenger even though that person isn't even driving!!! A human is so much better at making that decision at drive-time than the dumb software. At least use the damn airbag sensor in the seat, and if there's a passenger, let them use the controls!!!

raverbashing 3y ago

What a farce And what if you disagree with it?

kyriakos 3y ago
haven't tried that but I would assume you get locked out of bluelink connectivity.
- dotancohen 3y ago
  You get locked out of a feature that you paid for? Presumably adding that feature increased car sales, otherwise why would the company develop the feature in the first place?
OkGoDoIt 3y ago
My take from the screenshot and description is you’re just disagreeing to read it now, it doesn’t appear there’s any way to actually disagree with the terms of service update itself.
freedomben 3y ago
Thanks to the new tech wave, my guess is that you don't actually own your device even though you "bought" it, so if you disagree with it then they will just shut it down and it's on you to either agree or sell it. I hope (and if I thought there was any point in praying, would do that too) that a car company like Toyota will go against this trend and empower the owner to own things. I bought a new Toyota this year and I worry that they're in the process of making the Toyota smartphone app mandatory, though it isn't yet.
deathanatos 3y ago
Well, the photographed prompt says do you want to review them, not do you agree to them. My guess is that in Big Corp. Inc.'s mind, you don't have a choice about agreeing to them—er, ahem I mean you agreed to all possible future updates to our Terms & Conditions when you purchased the vehicle. Oh and your agreement is subject to forced binding arbitration — see here, in your contract, in 0.2 pt font?