Court rules that automakers may store your texts and calls without explicit authorization

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@BakerB

Is there any indication of why the car makers would want to do this?

it’s an extra revenue stream

New vehicles a "privacy nightmare" where you consent to carmakers collecting data on behavioral, biological, even sexual activity

i had to go see this: Third parties to whom Disclosed for Business Purpose Service providers, marketing and promotional partners, and third parties for operational purposes (e.g., dealers) Types of Personal Data Collected Sensitive personal information, including driver’s license number, national or state identification number, citizenship status, immigration status, race, national origin, religious or philosophical beliefs, sexual orientation, sexual activity, precise geolocation, health …

the part cut off by the one box ends: “health diagnosis data, and genetic information”

( interesting it doesn’t say “all phone messages.” that must be eula’d elsewhere )