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If I'm shopping for a new car I expect it to have lane-keeping and adaptive-cruise-control and a host of other safety features which require sensors.

That said, I'd still drive an old beater. It's just that when I shell out for a new thing, it's because I want the new features.

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When I shell out for the new thing, it's because my current one died. If I wanted the new features, I wouldn't be driving a 16-year-old car.

I want airbags, anti-lock brakes, adaptive suspension, intermittent wipers, and a back-up camera. I don't need the rest. I even fear some of the rest. (Remote hackability is not a feature!)

Same but even more for a washing machine. I don't need advanced sensors. I don't need my washing machine to hang out on the internet. It's not a celebrity with its own blog, it's just there to wash my clothes.

GM has been making hackable cars since 1996

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OnStar

I always wanted to make a spoof of the GM ads that promoted OnStar for "safety". That is, a white collar criminal is heading for the hydrofoil with suitcases crammed with cash and the FBI calls up OnStar to track the vehicle and turn off the ignition.

A more likely scenario: you’re heading out to attend a million man protest. The government disagrees and disables your car.

https://hothardware.com/news/bidens-infrastructure-bill-mand...

I’m gonna need a more reliable source for that information than the white power hour over at the Daily Caller.

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