Then, they look confused when I tell them I don't want the thing connected to the Internet.
this post was submitted on 24 Jun 2024
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But how will they know about your driving habits? How will they sell data to the actuaries? You're being selfish. What are you hiding?
Keep up the attacks, fuck ‘em
This is hurting blue collar workers the most, FYI.
To be fair, the normal operation of dealership software is hardly distinguishable from a complete malware infection.
I've dealt with Reynolds and Reynolds, and ADP, and they are utter bags of moldy dogshit at the best of times.
My kid's doctor had their prescription service ransomwared. They paid it, and then got ransomwared again by the same folks.
It's been six months now, the prescription system is broken, and they've been using paper prescriptions since then with no idea when things will get fixed.
I stopped using the dealership when they required paying by typing my card information into their http website. They said they couldn’t take physical cards anymore due to Covid. Then they handed me a pen to sign for the work to get my keys.
I work at a Mack truck dealer and this has been a pain in the ass
SaaS has a downside you say?
Shocked I tell you! Shocked!
Now we just need to nuke them all from orbit and move to a better transit world.