Is the argument they should have gotten a better deal?
Automakers Sold Driver Data for Pennies, Senators Say | Ron Wyden and Edward Markey urged the F.T.C. to investigate how car companies handled the data from millions of car owners.
Submitted 1 month ago by silence7@slrpnk.net to technology@lemmy.world
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credo@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Juice@midwest.social 1 month ago
And that’s why the top 500 companies should be publicly owned
Wispy2891@lemmy.world 1 month ago
literally pennies, Honda selling 4 years of access for only 25k is insane
bandwidthcrisis@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Someone posted this recently, how to opt out of data collection.
timewarp@lemmy.world 1 month ago
The more you pay, the harder you get ducked.
kibiz0r@midwest.social 1 month ago
Headline makes it sound like the senators previously urged the FTC but were ignored.
Two things:
1: The “urging” mentioned took place today.
2:
In March, the F.T.C., which is responsible for policing unfair and deceptive business practices, solicited reports from consumers about the issue, but an agency spokeswoman said she couldn’t comment on whether the agency is investigating.
Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Way to focus on the important parts 🙄
gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
laughs in 2003 1.8t Jetta
silence7@slrpnk.net 1 month ago
At some point, that car won’t be cost-effective to repair, and you’ll want to replace it. Be a lot better to have strong privacy legislation in place when that happens.
gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
I am my own mechanic, and rock auto exists. I’ll be driving that fucker into the ground. It’s a great little car.
ItsComplicated@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
Automakers should not even have access to any of your information!
Bluefruit@lemmy.world 1 month ago
No company or entity should have the ability to sell my information. And at the very least not have access to it without my consent.
Especially if it influences how much I pay for insurance. Next thing you know, if you live near a McDonalds, your health insurance is gonna go up.
rmuk@feddit.uk 1 month ago
Demand GDPR. No ifs, no buts. Its even written in several languages.
cheers_queers@lemm.ee 1 month ago
don’t give them ideas 🫣