Illegal terms in T&C are still illegal regardless of whether you agreed to them or not in the US.
BlackPit@feddit.ch 7 months ago
It can’t be illegal because you agree to allow them when you purchase the new vehicle. It’s all there in the T&C and PP, which no one ever reads. Don’t like it? Don’t buy new cars. I won’t.
TheScaryDoor@startrek.website 7 months ago
CCatMan@lemmy.one 7 months ago
You can get a car, just don’t connect your phone to it.
Asifall@lemmy.world 7 months ago
So if I buy a used car they can’t do all that right?
Right?
extant@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Same privacy policy authorizing them to harvest your data, but older cars have a more limited capability to collect data compared to newer cars filled with sensors, cameras, and phone integrations. Plus older cellular networks are defunct for older vehicles so they can’t just exfil it without you helping or bringing it in to physically access it.
Someology@lemmy.world 7 months ago
The issue is that this 20 year old car is not going to last forever or have replacement parts available forever. We need better privacy laws, because time and entropy will eventually force us all into this evil mess.
BlackPit@feddit.ch 7 months ago
Agreed! What would be amazing though, is a manufacturer who could make a modern safe bare-bones vehicle that didn’t have the tech installed at all. If you want tech you could BYO.