Yeah, this is something always in the back of my mind. There’s no way I could replace the one in my car without serious modification. There’s a bunch of shit integrated into it (heat/air controls, safety feature toggles, etc.) and it takes up the entire center of the dashboard.

I don’t have any tips, but I wish I did. My car’s just over a year old and I don’t even like driving it since I found out it’s spying on me all the time. The ‘infotainment’ system is also integrated with everything in the vehicle so turning it off isn’t an option. I really like the car, but I feel like privacy is something that shouldn’t have to be a consideration when buying a vehicle. I’m just about positive there’s not a new vehicle available in the US market without one of these things in it unless you’re buying fleet vehicles.

Hence their being religious.

Exactly. They’re always whining about being persecuted when they aren’t, and don’t seem to grasp the fact that doing this kind of shit is what will get them persecuted.

Religion is a mental disorder.

I could never understand the fascination with Joplin. I’ve tried to use it multiple times but I just don’t like it. Sync issues, idiotic file storage, etc. were never worth it for me.

Same.

PiHole ftw

Exactly. Clearchannel destroyed radio in the 90s. Their app can eat shit.

At that point, other than at work, I will stop using the internet.