blobjim [he/him]@hexbear.net to technology@hexbear.netEnglish · 1 year agoPerfectly legal for cars to harvest your texts, call logs (WA state)go.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up140arrow-down10
arrow-up140arrow-down1external-linkPerfectly legal for cars to harvest your texts, call logs (WA state)go.theregister.comblobjim [he/him]@hexbear.net to technology@hexbear.netEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square4fedilink
minus-squareInevitableSwing [none/use name]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoSerious question - why did the car makers do this? What’s their explanation/rational?
minus-squarePalacegalleryratio [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 year agoSame reason google and facebook want your data: $$$ It’s more important to car companies to generate an ongoing revenue stream than it is to protect your privacy.
minus-squarePalacegalleryratio [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 year agoFurther reading Mozilla Car Privacy Report
minus-squareMaoo [none/use name]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoI think they’re just selling the data like any tech company does.
Serious question - why did the car makers do this? What’s their explanation/rational?
Same reason google and facebook want your data: $$$
It’s more important to car companies to generate an ongoing revenue stream than it is to protect your privacy.
Further reading Mozilla Car Privacy Report
I think they’re just selling the data like any tech company does.