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Re: Jeep owners fed up with in-car pop-up ads

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Post by ericmay »

spudlyo wrote: post #6

You wouldn't run an ad blocker on your car... > But the problem could presage a more significant issue for future drivers. Last year, Ford filed a patent for an in-car advertising system that would use the car’s speakers and display screen to serve ads to drivers and passengers. That system would also use the car’s GPS tracker to serve ads relevant to the driver’s route. This is some Black Mirror type dystopian visio…

Car-only infrastructure which is pervasive in America is a liability to the country and the economy.

I can just not buy a TV and my life is great. Probably better. I can't not buy a car except in a few select locations if I want to participate in the economy.

That's both dangerous and fragile.

Re: Jeep owners fed up with in-car pop-up ads

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Post by jmward01 »

> “They attributed the persistent nature of the ad to a temporary software glitch that affected the opt-out functionality in certain cases..."

I attribute the glitch to the fact that ads are being presented at all. Seriously. Why would anyone buy from these people? How can someone look at the electronics in a modern vehicle and not think that they are a huge negative and not a positive? I Would love it if those electronics were there for me but it has been clear for a long time now that they are there to take advantage of me. Every touch screen/gps screen/etc makes me think 'this vehicle tracks everything I do, sells it to my worst enemy and will advertise/nag me to make more money and not to help me out'

Re: Jeep owners fed up with in-car pop-up ads

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Post by karaterobot »

MaxBarraclough wrote: post #28
spudlyo wrote: post #6

You wouldn't run an ad blocker on your car... > But the problem could presage a more significant issue for future drivers. Last year, Ford filed a patent for an in-car advertising system that would use the car’s speakers and display screen to serve ads to drivers and passengers. That system would also use the car’s GPS tracker to serve ads relevant to the driver’s route. This is some Black Mirror type dystopian visio…

> you can't buy a "dumb TV" Which is regrettable, but it's easy enough to just keep it offline. Presumably there's no such opt-out for drivers of these vehicles.

How long until new TVs tell you that you must be connected to the internet to use them? Doesn't seem insane at all. Seems like something that's probably being brought up at product meetings at, e.g., Samsung with increasing frequency.

Re: Jeep owners fed up with in-car pop-up ads

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Post by hammock »

bryanlarsen wrote: post #24
spudlyo wrote: post #6

You wouldn't run an ad blocker on your car... > But the problem could presage a more significant issue for future drivers. Last year, Ford filed a patent for an in-car advertising system that would use the car’s speakers and display screen to serve ads to drivers and passengers. That system would also use the car’s GPS tracker to serve ads relevant to the driver’s route. This is some Black Mirror type dystopian visio…

> you can't buy a "dumb TV" They are sold as monitors and digital signage displays and cost a lot more than a consumer TV.

Even on aliexpress?

Re: Jeep owners fed up with in-car pop-up ads

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Post by thesuitonym »

spudlyo wrote: post #6

You wouldn't run an ad blocker on your car... > But the problem could presage a more significant issue for future drivers. Last year, Ford filed a patent for an in-car advertising system that would use the car’s speakers and display screen to serve ads to drivers and passengers. That system would also use the car’s GPS tracker to serve ads relevant to the driver’s route. This is some Black Mirror type dystopian visio…

I know this wasn't your point, but Sceptre still makes dumb TVs. The real problem is finding anything to watch without ads. Hulu has already changed their terms of service to say you might still get some ads on the "ad free" tier.

Re: Jeep owners fed up with in-car pop-up ads

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Post by [deleted] »

NickC25 wrote: post #16

Absurd that cars are now seen as an advertising platform by car makers. A car's stereo or display system randomly blasting ads at you (the driver) should be treated for what it really is - intentionally distracting the driver when the vehicle is in operation. That shit should be illegal. It's dumb at best, and incredibly dangerous at worst.

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Re: Jeep owners fed up with in-car pop-up ads

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Post by kccqzy »

ericmay wrote: post #31
spudlyo wrote: post #6

You wouldn't run an ad blocker on your car... > But the problem could presage a more significant issue for future drivers. Last year, Ford filed a patent for an in-car advertising system that would use the car’s speakers and display screen to serve ads to drivers and passengers. That system would also use the car’s GPS tracker to serve ads relevant to the driver’s route. This is some Black Mirror type dystopian visio…

Car-only infrastructure which is pervasive in America is a liability to the country and the economy. I can just not buy a TV and my life is great. Probably better. I can't not buy a car except in a few select locations if I want to participate in the economy. That's both dangerous and fragile.

That has little to do with advertising though. When you drive, you still see billboards with advertising. When you take public transit, the buses and the trains can have ads inside and outside.

Re: Jeep owners fed up with in-car pop-up ads

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Post by thesuitonym »

spudlyo wrote: post #14
mikestew wrote: post #5

Speaking of ads, my Pi-hole about caught on fire when that page loaded, and there's still ads that it missed. The irony, given the article topic, is not lost on me.

Right!? There is also a popup ad on that very site. Here is a tip that I just recently learned that has improved my browsing experience with uBlock Origin. In the settings menu under "Filter Lists" there sections under the heading of "Cookie notices" and "Annoyances" that are not enabled by default. Blocking cookie popups has been wonderful, and I can only imagine what kind of annoyances are now being blocked for me.

Does blocking the cookie popup allow all cookies? Seems like that would be worse in my opinion.
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