The auto industry has even more contempt for your privacy than Big Tech, which is saying something. Now an appeals court has ruled that the car makers can intercept and sell your private information, and you can't do a damn thing about it.
https://therecord.media/class-action-lawsuit-cars-text-messages-privacy
Well, one thing: Don't hook up your phone to these sleazy companies' "entertainment" systems.
Dan Gillmor /
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