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In EU, this would probably still violate GDPR. They need your consent to use any personal data (data about a person) for anything else than the core service the
by mordae 6y ago
In EU, this would probably still violate GDPR. They need your consent to use any personal data (data about a person) for anything else than the core service they provide.
Can the car license be tracked back to you? If yes, then anything attached to it is still personal. For example subscriptions or maintenance status.
Can they use this information to deny you access to their services if the subscription expires? Yes! Can they call you that it's about to expire? Probably yes. Can they call you about this other service? No way! Can they publicly shame you? I'd sue them.
- gambiting 6y agoWell, what "probably" happens is that whenever an out-of-warranty car is detected, they show a generic bilboard that says "hey, is your BMW out of warranty? Extend today!". Like I said, in the UK private companies are explicitly allowed to use AMPR machines to read licence plates(every supermarket in this country will have AMPR machines that record when you come and go). BMW just cross-references that with their own record to see if the car is under warranty or not - but like I said, they probably don't actually identify you in any way on the bilboard.