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Big opportunity for one of the big car rental agencies to come out looking great by advertising their "privacy focus". They could advertise to customers that th
by mattw2121 3y ago
Big opportunity for one of the big car rental agencies to come out looking great by advertising their "privacy focus". They could advertise to customers that they promise/certify that any personal data is wiped between rentals. Sort of like all the cleanliness guarantees that came about right after Covid hit.
- someotherperson 3y agoThey'll just monetize it behind a $19.99 fee. And then they still won't do it, leading to some data leak, for which they'll be fined $2,000,000 despite having profited about $30,000,000 from it.
- progman32 3y ago...and then lock the admin UI behind a password so you can't do it yourself :)
- DANmode 3y agoApple Car will be marketed out of both sides of their mouth, just like oh-so-private iOS devices are marketed today.
- simbolit 3y agoWhy is everyone so sure Apple Car will be a thing?
- lrvick 3y agoBecause Apple likes money, and cars have high profit margins.
- simbolit 3y agoThat is a good reason, but in and of itself, not a sufficient reason. Chocolate has fantastic profit margins. No Apple chocolate. ... mhhhmm, apple chocolate, that sounds yummy. A bit closer to home, fabbing microchips has great profit margins. Apple pays good money to TSMC. Just because it's good money isn't enough reason, I am sorry.
- BryanBigs 3y agoCars have very low profit margins. Last time I checked a few years ago, the gross margin on an average American car was 10-15%. This doesn't count finacing.
- simbolit 3y agoIf that is true, an Apple car is very unlikely.
- JohnFen 3y ago> They could advertise to customers that they promise/certify that any personal data is wiped between rentals. I, for one, simply wouldn't believe any such claim. Too much deception has already happened for there to be any trust left.