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For the reason it took BMW so long to say yes to Android Auto - Amazon/Google will happily license the tech but want ALL the customer data off the car.
by rkalla 6y ago
For the reason it took BMW so long to say yes to Android Auto - Amazon/Google will happily license the tech but want ALL the customer data off the car.
- propogandist 6y agoFew years back, and data collection techniques have only gotten more aggressive. https://www.motor1.com/news/239477/toyota-android-auto-privacy-concerns/ https://www.motor1.com/news/239477/toyota-android-auto-priva...
- propogandist 6y agoHere's an article from a few years back, from Toyota publicly stating they won't support Android Auto due to privacy concerns[1] It's not just Amazon/Google, car manufacturers like Hyundai are selling data to Verisk, a data broker, who in-turn sells the individuals driving data to insurance companies and other entities [2]. They get people to "opt-in" by offering people free 'connected services' which has data-sharing buried in the T&C. I'm sure other manufacturers are also going to do similar things as this allows them to generate additional, incremental revenue from user data about their end users. [1] https://www.motor1.com/news/239477/toyota-android-auto-privacy-concerns/ https://www.motor1.com/news/239477/toyota-android-auto-priva... [2] https://www.verisk.com/press-releases/2018/april/hyundai-joins-the-verisk-data-exchange/ https://www.verisk.com/press-releases/2018/april/hyundai-joi...