Editing Spotify Car Thing (section)

==Consumer impact summary==
*'''Revocation of control''' - the [[Self-destructive design|discontinuation bricking]] of the device ultimately took away user control for thousands of people. Control was only regained after [[Security|security vulnerabilities]] in the device were exploited.
*'''Dependence on a phone app for basic functions''' - the Car Thing dependence on the Spotify app required that a phone authorized with the Spotify app always be present and connected to the Car Thing. The car thing's lack of offline support [[Forced app download|forced]] the user to use an app possibly unnecessarily.
*'''Retroactive resale falsification''' - the discontinuation bricking incident has created some potential risk for reseller false advertising which has been documented [[False advertising|here]].
*'''Data collection''' - Spotify openly admitted that the Car Thing had been developed to collect data on "how people listen to music and podcasts".<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20250129004743/https://newsroom.spotify.com/2019-05-17/5-things-to-know-about-spotifys-latest-test/ "5 Things to Know about Spotify’s Latest Test"] - archive.org - archived 2025-01-28</ref> How the data collected through the SCT is useful for this purpose is unclear, in addition it is also unclear what the data is.
*'''Security Concerns''' - The root access exploit<ref name=":1" /> while beneficial to user freedom, allowing them to [[wikipedia:Privilege_escalation#Jailbreaking|jailbreak]] their device also raises some concerns for future buyers of jailbroken Car Things -- a malicious seller could upload malware onto the device -- resold SCTs may be a potential security risk.