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https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2024/07/us-senators-ask-ftc-to-investigate-car-makers-privacy-practices
Quotes:
"In November 2023, a judge ruled it’s fine for car makers to intercept your text messages, because the practice doesn’t meet the threshold for an illegal privacy violation under state law."
"Another problem lies in the fact that data was found to be sold on to data brokers. These services can allow interested parties—from law enforcement agencies to marketing firms and even scammers—to access records that contain usernames, passwords (including in clear text), email addresses, IP addresses, and more."
"The senators also worry that some car makers may have gone as far as exclusively advertising “safe driving” programs as a way to lower their insurance bills, without revealing that some insurers might charge some drivers more based on their telematics data."
"The senators requested that: “The FTC should hold accountable the automakers, which shared their customers’ data with data brokers without obtaining informed consent, as well as the data brokers, which resold data that had not been obtained in a lawful manner. Given the high number of consumers impacted, and the outrageous manipulation of consumers using dark patterns, the FTC should also hold senior company officials responsible for their flagrant abuse of their customers’ privacy.”
Quotes:
"In November 2023, a judge ruled it’s fine for car makers to intercept your text messages, because the practice doesn’t meet the threshold for an illegal privacy violation under state law."
"Another problem lies in the fact that data was found to be sold on to data brokers. These services can allow interested parties—from law enforcement agencies to marketing firms and even scammers—to access records that contain usernames, passwords (including in clear text), email addresses, IP addresses, and more."
"The senators also worry that some car makers may have gone as far as exclusively advertising “safe driving” programs as a way to lower their insurance bills, without revealing that some insurers might charge some drivers more based on their telematics data."
"The senators requested that: “The FTC should hold accountable the automakers, which shared their customers’ data with data brokers without obtaining informed consent, as well as the data brokers, which resold data that had not been obtained in a lawful manner. Given the high number of consumers impacted, and the outrageous manipulation of consumers using dark patterns, the FTC should also hold senior company officials responsible for their flagrant abuse of their customers’ privacy.”
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