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"...secretly installing them onto customer vehicles..." Do Tesla owners explicitly consent to this? As in terms and condition of sale state that they give Tesl
by 11thEarlOfMar 10y ago
"...secretly installing them onto customer vehicles..."
Do Tesla owners explicitly consent to this? As in terms and condition of sale state that they give Tesla permission to update the software on their car without informing them? If so, is that condition transferred to subsequent owners if the car is resold?
Where I am from, secretly installing software on a customer's hardware is really bad form, and would get you sued if discovered.
- throwaway2016a 10y agoNot that this addresses the whole issue but if it is a lease the dealer technically still owns it.
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- gervase 10y agoI believe owners sign a document at time of purchase permitting a wide variety of remote access and logging, but they can opt out if they wish. Whether the owners are reading the privacy policy before agreeing to it is a different issue. Source: https://www.teslamotors.com/about/legal https://www.teslamotors.com/about/legal
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- djsumdog 10y agoThat's what I was wondering. This article goes on and on about the data and technology, but doesn't address the blaring privacy issues.
- pseudometa 10y agoI believe that these 'inert' features are installed with regular software updates and simply not activated while they are tested.