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How to opt out of the privacy nightmare that comes with new Hondas (sherwood.news)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] 28 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I think my car only came with a free trial for that service, I think you needed to pay after a certain amount of time. Cell phone works well enough for me.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

    sadfsdfasfasf

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  • [–] 18 points 2 years ago* (3 children)

    I estimate that the probability of injuring my arms and that no one else is around to call for help is low enough to not be worth the monthly subscription.

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  • [+] -5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 child)
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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I judge based on probability and severity, and the probability is small enough even though the severity is high for me to not be concerned.

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  • [–] 15 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    You're not alone on the road.

    It's incredibly unlikely that you'd be in such a bad accident that you couldn't call for help; while simultaneously being isolated from the public to the point nobody saw your accident and started calling ems/police before you could.

    That's not to say it doesn't happen; but I definitely wouldn't be worried about it.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago

    You obviously don't live or drive in a semi-rural area at night with larger wildlife that tends to dart across the road in front of cars. All it takes is hitting a deer or javelina hard and going into a ditch.

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  • [–] -1 points 2 years ago

    Playing devil's advocate, in a crazy accident you may not be able to get to/reach your phone, or even be responsive. If you use the personal assistant function on your phone, it's no different than using OnStar, in terms of privacy.

    All of this said, last I heard OnStar was pretty expensive for the average household income. I don't have it, and I don't worry too much about it.

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