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Automakers’ data privacy practices “are unacceptable,” says US senator (arstechnica.com)

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OEMs collect too much personal data and share it too freely, says Senator Markey.

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[–] LollerCorleone@kbin.social 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

There really need to be restrictions put in place mining and sharing of customer data by automakers with emphasis on the principle of data minimisation. Automakers should go back to being hardware manufacturers than wannabe tech companies.

[–] spizzat2@kbin.social 1 points 11 months ago

There really need to be restrictions put in place mining and sharing of customer data

Full stop.

In a twisted way, I'm glad the problem has become blatant enough that politicians are starting to realize how it affects them. Companies have proven time and again that they shouldn't be trusted with our data, but it's hard to do anything without having to agree to let them collect and resell your info.