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You know those folks who say they\u2019d donate a major organ to own a fancy car? Ask them if they\u2019d feel as <\/a>. Polestar\u2019s newest ride has made its North American debut at the NY Auto Show and notably lacks a rear windshield. The rationale is rear passengers get better headroom and a more comfortable ride than in other cars. Drivers, meanwhile, get a high-res display where the rear-view mirror used to be, linked to a live feed from a rear-mounted camera. Given how often people\u2019s heads or luggage obscure the backward view, it\u2019s a trade I\u2019m readily prepared to accept.<\/p>\n \u2014 Dan Cooper<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n \u200b\u200bYou can get these reports delivered daily direct to your inbox. <\/em>Subscribe right here!<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n Gmail wasn\u2019t the first service that turned its users into the product, <\/a>. After all, while Facebook and its kin have been perpetually slammed for privacy issues, who really gets mad at Gmail? Our anniversary package has a deep dive into the last 20 years of Google\u2019s flagship mail product.<\/p>\n <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n The search giant has settled a recent class-action lawsuit relating to Chrome\u2019s tracking of Incognito users. <\/a>. (Always a good sign when a company pledges to stop doing something it\u2019s been told off for doing, but only for a short period.)<\/p>\n <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n For the uninitiated, Waffle House is a waffle-centric chain of 24\/7 American diners with a reputation for random outbursts of violence. It\u2019s apparently so well known that Tekken players have been <\/a>. Sadly, it probably won\u2019t happen because Waffle House stands accused of underpaying its workers and, given the above context, exposing them to an unsafe working environment.<\/p>\nThe biggest stories you might have missed<\/h3>\n
Two decades of the customer being the product.<\/h3>\n
\u2026 Oh, and speaking of Google and privacy.<\/h3>\n
They could call it the Waffle Rough-House.<\/h3>\n