Music and TV subscriptions? Not great (I want to buy something once and own it), but at least those are luxury purchases.
Cars? Not ok - that's critical for me (and many others) to get to my job (bad public transit in the area), groceries, etc.
> “You can easily see a major backlash to all this,” said Gartner analyst Michael Ramsay.
I wonder how one can maximize that potential backlash, so as to cut this terrible idea off as soon as possible.
[1] https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/blogs/business-blog/2021/04/...
2) the statement is relevant regardless of your nationality. There’s only a couple big regulators for this kind of thing worldwide, so a movement by any of them is relevant regardless of whether or not you fall under their jurisdiction directly. GDPR is very meaningful to US tech folks, for example.
Then tell your friends and family about it. Hopefully, at least one or two of them will understand or agree. Even if nobody follows your example, you’ve planted the idea in their heads.
If you have a blog or social media, write about this. Again, it’s unlikely people will change their minds only because of you, but this will plant the seed of doubt.
Over time, this might become big enough to be a political issue. If it affects the driver’s privacy an the car’s safety it definitely can. Then it’s time to call your representatives.