It is so difficult to find modern electronics without telemetry and ads. Smartphones, laptops, TVs, home routers, security cameras, cars, game consoles, e-readers, projectors, 3D printers, fitness trackers, speakers, and even some printers. Why can’t customers be free from this data collection and advertising? It’s not that we don’t care about it. There simply aren’t many alternatives, and the few that do exist are either more expensive or offer fewer features. Seriously, we need a list of products we can buy without worrying about telemetry or advertising.
The following list is updated at lemmy.ml/post/52706206
- Framework Laptop
- Anything else that doesn’t come with ads and telemetry built in?
hendrik@palaver.p3x.de 21 hours ago
Uh. What’s with people who need a new car? Are they F-ed?
Diplomjodler@feddit.org 20 hours ago
An electric car is a computer on wheels. And no, there are no privacy friendly options.
lime@feddit.nu 20 hours ago
renault made an electric clio in the 90’s, that may qualify
hendrik@palaver.p3x.de 20 hours ago
Bummer. The commuter trains here run on electric. And they’re kinda privacy friendly if you got the right ticket. But then they’re late all the time, or don’t arrive at all. And they only get me to fixed locations…
sudoMakeUser@sh.itjust.works 19 hours ago
In what situation does someone need a new car? Just buy a few years old. My car from 1993 works just fine and doesn’t have telemetry, neither does my wife’s car from 2011.