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TL;DR: UK government wants to degrade public's right to privacy / encryption under the guise of "but think of the children!"
I predict in the future through, I’ll have no choice but to have it off by default due to privacy concerns
I’ll never use it, I don’t have any social media, but I’m all for shaking things up. Wish the same would happen with YouTube.
As noted in other comments, the standard infotainment systems in cars are so poor. Why would I opt for them in place of CarPlay / Android Auto? This is just greed. Plain and simple.
I liked the article and agree with the sentiment. I myself have trouble trusting my data with companies nowadays. The constant cyber attacks, misuse of private data, and the monetisation of user data deeply disturbs me and makes me think a ton before using a new service.
I'm currently building my own budgeting tool for myself and my partner. The pros: all the data is mine, never leaves my own network unless via my home VPN, and I build the features I want. The negatives: I have to build it myself, won't have as much fancy features and nice UI.
This certainly won't be for everyone, and is not viable for most, but there's a not a lot of viable alternatives at the moment.
But I agree, most of the time I don't even bother reading after encountering the paywall.
I’d be interested to see how this would work in practice but I’m skeptical at the moment.