1y ago

Automakers Are Sharing Consumers’ Driving Behavior With Insurance Companies

1y ago

Automakers Are Sharing Consumers’ Driving Behavior With Insurance Companies

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An old classic car without computers is looking better and better. I can learn carbs.
- No need to go that far back, basic ECU fuel injectors + o2 sensors work perfectly fine without telemetry and are WAY more reliable than carburetors.
  
  I don't like the ECU and sensors having the potential to make the car not run, but they do tend to make things more efficient and powerful at the same time.
- Nope, venturis and jets are witchcraft.

I’m actually dropping by my dealership today for unrelated reasons. I will be asking them about this.
- The staff there probably won't know anything about it. It's not a user facing issue. Only GM themselves know about it, so you'd have to call corporate (and they'd probably tell you to fuck off).
  
  Yeah, the staff I talked to was shocked to hear it because she owned the same car as mine and told me she’ll ask around and get back to me. Mine’s a Subaru though, not GM. They’re in the article too but it said they only share odometer data. Obviously they can say what they want, but let’s see.

What? All of that tracking data isn't just being used to make cars better? I am sure they'll fix this in the next mandatory update.

Mozilla runs a project to rate the privacy policies of major products and brands.
Car manufacturers absolutely dominate the bottom of the list. They hoover up absurd amounts of deeply personal information and grant themselves the right to do basically anything they want with it.

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