09-22-2019 , 01:21 PM
Quote:Unlike many other devices, cars are not prefixed with the word smart. Even if they’re connected to the internet—and have the ability to collect and sell your data to third parties. And yet, that’s exactly what most modern cars can do
In recent years, carmakers have turned your vehicle from a product you own and control to one you merely use and license, much like software. The mechanisms of this are hidden between dozens of pages of terms and conditions.
Apart from its implications of what “ownership” really means, there is the fear that the location and personal data collected by your car infringes on your privacy as it is inevitably transferred to the car manufacturer and sold to third parties. This is similar to the practices at telecommunication providers, which have, in some of the worst examples, put people in dangerous situations by selling their location data to stalkers.
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