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The following paragraph clarifies: " “Kia does not and has never collected ‘sex life or sexual orientation’ information from vehicles or consumers in the contex
by outlace 3y ago
The following paragraph clarifies:
" “Kia does not and has never collected ‘sex life or sexual orientation’ information from vehicles or consumers in the context of providing the Kia Connect Services,” says Kia spokesperson James Bell. He adds that the brand includes the category in its privacy policy to define “sensitive personal information” under the California Consumer Privacy Act. "
It's not as bad as it sounds. It seems just like legalese making things sound more dire than they are.
- mdp2021 3y ago> as bad as it sounds They put microphones, cameras and location trackers in your car, and reserve the rights to use what they collected about the owner and (potentially very unaware) passengers¹. There seem to be no alternatives for what new cars are concerned. It is as bad as it sounds, and more. (¹passengers are considered subject to a "they shall be informed by the owner of the vehicle that by entering it they accept privacy loss" clause.)
- HeyLaughingBoy 3y agoyikes!
- HeyLaughingBoy 3y agoI'd be more interested in learning how they would've collected that data.
- JohnFen 3y agoAny time someone tells you that some term in a contract doesn't mean what it plainly says that it means, or that it's just some kind of boilerplate that is never actually invoked, run away as fast as you can.