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You're not kidding about modern cars being a privacy nightmare: https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/privacynotincluded/articles/its-official-cars-are-the-worst-pr
by dharmab 3y ago
You're not kidding about modern cars being a privacy nightmare: https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/privacynotincluded/articles/its-official-cars-are-the-worst-product-category-we-have-ever-reviewed-for-privacy/ https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/privacynotincluded/article...
Some notable takeaways:
- The car companies claim not only the owners' data, but the data of _any passengers_. I don't think people reasonably expect that sitting in a friend's car grants consent to collect data on them.
- Almost no brands allow people to request their data be deleted.
- Nissan claims the right to know their owner's sexual activity. Kia claims the right to know their owner's sex lives.
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- kypro 3y ago> Nissan claims the right to know their owner's sexual activity. Kia claims the right to know their owner's sex lives. I'd be interested in reading more about this if you have a source?
- vardump 3y agoProbably only to prevent those activities during driving. I doubt they have any other interest.
- justinl33 3y agomaybe advertising a bigger car for an anticipated baby?
- BizarroLand 3y agoAnd selling data on people engaging in actions likely to cause a baby to people who sell baby stuff.
- justinl33 3y agoScary to think about but most likely already happening through other sensors
- dharmab 3y agohttps://foundation.mozilla.org/en/privacynotincluded/nissan/ https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/privacynotincluded/nissan/ https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/privacynotincluded/kia/ https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/privacynotincluded/kia/
- jwestbury 3y ago> - Almost no brands allow people to request their data be deleted. I assume this has an implicit "in the USA"? Trying this in Europe would be an awfully bad idea -- GDPR has teeth, unlike most American consumer protection regulations.