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Did I blink and miss when cars stopped being purchased, and started being licensed like software? Most of this research is about manufacturers' legal cover (pr

Did I blink and miss when cars stopped being purchased, and started being licensed like software? Most of this research is about manufacturers' legal cover (privacy policies). If I owned a car like this I would have my lawyer send a formal letter to the manufacturer explaining that I disagree with their terms, and opt out of all this garbage. Clarifying they do NOT have my consent, regardless of what buttons their UI forces me to push to drive my vehicle. If they tried to tell me I'm no longer allowed to use the vehicle, it would be a delicious lawsuit over what exactly my $50k or whatever bought me (that they'd effectively sold me a lemon).

kwiens 3y ago
You blinked and missed it. This has been a systematic trend since software licenses started infecting vehicles. I've been writing about this for a decade now: https://www.wired.com/2014/01/174071/ https://www.wired.com/2014/01/174071/ Followup from law Professor Aaron Perzanoswky: https://www.wired.com/story/plaintext-turns-out-you-own-nothing/ https://www.wired.com/story/plaintext-turns-out-you-own-noth... He even wrote a book on it! https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262535243/the-end-of-ownership/ https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262535243/the-end-of-ownership/
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