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minus-square@CyberDine@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish32•1 year agoLike most Chinese products I wouldn’t trust their quality or their customer support, and would expect the thing to spy on me 24/7.
minus-squareJackGreenEarthlinkfedilinkEnglish29•1 year agoAbout the privacy issues… https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/privacynotincluded/articles/its-official-cars-are-the-worst-product-category-we-have-ever-reviewed-for-privacy/
minus-square/home/pineappleloverlinkfedilinkEnglish4•1 year agoI plan to rip out the power to internet in any future car I get. Cars shouldn’t have to connect to the internet
minus-square@dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglish18•1 year agoYou do realise that anything made in the USA or even sold to be used in the western world has the CIA sucking it all up. Like sure China are gonna spy but let’s not pretend the USA, UK, Australia, and Israel ain’t spying on us all.
minus-square@maness300@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish-10•1 year agoIn my experience, Chinese products are way better and more affordable than American ones. Buying American is just a scam to fool people with more money than sense. Mark Twain was right.
minus-square@maness300@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish-4•edit-21 year agoI was specifically thinking about products I got on Amazon. Headphones, especially. It really cemented in my mind that most “audiophiles” are just idiots with more money than sense trying to fit in with the same.
minus-square@maness300@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish0•1 year agoThat’s fine. Spend your money how you want.
minus-square@ramenshaman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish2•1 year agoI will continue to spend my money irresponsibly.
Like most Chinese products I wouldn’t trust their quality or their customer support, and would expect the thing to spy on me 24/7.
About the privacy issues…
https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/privacynotincluded/articles/its-official-cars-are-the-worst-product-category-we-have-ever-reviewed-for-privacy/
I plan to rip out the power to internet in any future car I get. Cars shouldn’t have to connect to the internet
You do realise that anything made in the USA or even sold to be used in the western world has the CIA sucking it all up.
Like sure China are gonna spy but let’s not pretend the USA, UK, Australia, and Israel ain’t spying on us all.
In my experience, Chinese products are way better and more affordable than American ones.
Buying American is just a scam to fool people with more money than sense.
Mark Twain was right.
You must not use Amazon.
I was specifically thinking about products I got on Amazon.
Headphones, especially. It really cemented in my mind that most “audiophiles” are just idiots with more money than sense trying to fit in with the same.
In my experience, you’re wrong.
That’s fine.
Spend your money how you want.
I will continue to spend my money irresponsibly.
You’re not alone.
In my experience, you’re right.