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> An investigation by the Federal Trade Commission determined that consumers had not been aware that the automaker was providing their driving information to da
by jakelazaroff 2y ago
> An investigation by the Federal Trade Commission determined that consumers had not been aware that the automaker was providing their driving information to data brokers.
Yeah, no shit. Why on earth would I assume the company from which I bought my car is selling my information? Why are they allowed to sell this data at all?
We can all acknowledge how ridiculous this is, right?
- johnnyanmac 2y agoTiktok's being banned while Meta is more or less able to do the same thing but worse. It's pretty much about who can line pockets rather than the fact that selling user data is wrong.
- pjc50 2y ago> Why on earth would I assume the company from which I bought my car is selling my information? Why are they allowed to sell this data at all? Sadly the answers are "if it's got a connected computer in it, it's selling your information" and "you're in America, so no GDPR because 'free speech' trumps privacy almost every time, except for video rental records".