Jeep Introduces Pop-Up Ads That Appear Every Time You Stop
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I was looking for a car a few months ago and was looking at newer models, used, but mostly less than a decade old. Then I started reading about all the tracking and such.
I gave in to my inner teenager and bought a 2001 Porsche 911.
The entertainment center can connect via Bluetooth but there's no Android Auto, no navigation. It has Sirius XM but I never had a subscription to it and never will.
I might add a backup camera but that's it. My phone is more than enough tracking, even with as much of it shut off as possible.
Damn, sweet ride dude! Congrats!
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"Speed", but instead of a vehicle exploding, it's to avoid ads.
Officer, "Why'd you run that red light?"
Me, "If I hear the Meow Mix jingle one more time I'm gonna snap!"
Jeep, having heard you mention a product, dutifully plays the relevant ad.
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This webpage is broken. It doesn't have content until you allow thrid-party scripts.
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I wonder if disconnecting the car’s cell antenna would prevent this crap from loading.
Could be like some of those TVs that have baked-in ads. So if you don't have a data connection, they'll just play the default ones.
Edit: I imagine that the car to prevent you from unplugging the antenna would probably do the classic, "I haven't had a data connection in X amount of time, therefore I cannot verify the security of the device, so we're going to prevent the use of autoplay."
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Officer: Why were you speeding?
Me: Wanted to avoid ads.
This isn't even funny... This is something people will do. Jeep doesn't give a fuck about safety. FUCK Jeep.
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This is just one of the many reasons I have no interest in new cars. If it needs an internet connection then I'm not buying it. There are very few things I need my vehicle to be able to do. I don't even like that my truck has automatic wipers - I vastly prefer the traditional ones.
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This is just one of the many reasons I have no interest in new cars. If it needs an internet connection then I'm not buying it. There are very few things I need my vehicle to be able to do. I don't even like that my truck has automatic wipers - I vastly prefer the traditional ones.
Honestly, fuck the whole thing, I'll take my bike. With blackjack. And hookers.
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Video showing ads on dashboard.
Video itself starts with a QR code ad embedded into it. And it's on Youtube so who knows how many ads I skipped with uBlock...
Adception.
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Honestly, fuck the whole thing, I'll take my bike. With blackjack. And hookers.
Honestly, fuck the the bike, it will save you from purchasing a hooker
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What's confusing is that some great auto brands from Europe are under Stellantis (Peugeot and Citroen at least)
And they're actually not doing a shitty job in designing or selling their vehicles. It's mainly the Chrysler brands or basically the US brands under Stellantis
Peugeot and Citroën have their own issues in Europe (and technically in America) with the recall of car due to defective airbags.
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We need legislation against the unending encroachment upon our daily lives by advertisers.
And actual privacy protection.
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A bicyce at this point.
And the best part is you probably have local anarchists who want to help you learn to maintain it
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I'm lost for words.
...what if the whole family is watching? Does everyone have to raise their hands and yell "McDonalds"? Including the kids?
This might just as well be used in "smart" fridges. "Do this corporate dance to get 20% off your next Corn Flakes"
There's just no way I'm ever going to do this.
Honestly, I'd rather go forage for twigs and berries than interact with ads.
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I highly recommend Mazda if this is something you care about. I had a 2016 Mazda 3, and now I have a 2022 Mazda 3. The infotainment is all controlled though a physical knob and buttons, the climate control is all physical buttons. I am not sure if the screen is even a touch screen... I don't think it is, but I have never attempted to touch it since I was so used to using the physical knob system in my old 2016. The physical buttons are why I picked my current 3 turbo up over the WRX I also tested. The WRX and the other Subaru's I checked out all annoyed me with forcing use of the touch screen snd buttons to change the climate settings. I hope Mazda never changes that aspect of their cars. Not sure if the other models also do this, but I don't see why they would.
My 2018 Chev Trax may be the perfect level of tech for my tastes. Climate stuff is all physical, but it had a nice screen that you can hook a phone to through a USB or Bluetooth to pass maps/audio/calls through it with the audio and calls being controllable by buttons on the wheel.
The only actual car operation buttons on the screen are things you wouldn't do when driving anyhow like decide if it locks automatically or setting the default volume.
Most obnoxious thing it does is keep reminding me that the sat radio subscription is expired when I start it.
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This isn't even funny... This is something people will do. Jeep doesn't give a fuck about safety. FUCK Jeep.
Jeep isn't a true company anymore it's just another brand under Stellantis. So FUCK stellantis and every other brand under them.
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Regulations are definitely excellent for both businesses and consumers in the long term. But businesses are often too stupid to see past ANYTHING "quarterly".
"Either the Line Goes Up or the Rope Goes Up" - evil CEOs everywhere
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We need legislation against the unending encroachment upon our daily lives by advertisers.
Best of fucking luck, hon. You're on the Fury Road now. What you need is a U-turn.
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Stop
Buying New Shit I could run a whole community on how to recycle, reuse, repurpose. Why the hell are people buying new cars?!
Because I've seen what people do with their vehicles. I bought my car new 13 years ago and I've been able to make sure it's been properly maintained the entire time and no one else's crud is all over the interior. I intend to keep it until it falls apart. Prior to that I had a truck I bought used and got maybe 5 years out of it before the transmission died with only medium mileage. I had maintained it but who knows what the person before me did with it.
That said if nothing changes with all this touchscreen infotainment shit I don't know what I'll do. I've hated every new vehicle I've been in the last few years.
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Regulations are definitely excellent for both businesses and consumers in the long term. But businesses are often too stupid to see past ANYTHING "quarterly".
That depends on the business culture and how good their advisors are. And also the size if the business matter.
But yeah generally angelosaxton companies who have a mangement structure that’s way more in depth than it needs to be fuck these things over
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Right, but... what does it have to do with Jeeps showing in-car advertisements?
Welcome to lemmy comments. Someone else incorrectly mentioned the Streisand effect so this guy decided to be cheeky and post just the photo.
