Actually, I agree that providing all that telemetry information to any "mechanic" who asks is a huge privacy concern, and potentially dangerous. However, that r

Actually, I agree that providing all that telemetry information to any "mechanic" who asks is a huge privacy concern, and potentially dangerous. However, that really raises the question of why the manufacturers should be trusted with the information themselves. They are collecting data that goes far beyond any legitimate need they have to provide service. In the short term disabling these systems is a completely reasonable way of complying with the law. They weren't designed with the ability to share data with third parties (or even the owner), let alone have a reasonable way for the owner to authenticate who is authorized to access the data. The real test is whether manufacturers implement these features in new cars in ways that comply with the law, of if they continue to try to play hardball. The best solution to that is to introduce more right-to-repair laws in more states or at the federal level, and privacy laws that limit data collection to the minimum needed.