Toyota Owner Didn’t Know His Car Was Talking To Insurers Until He Saw His Rates | Carscoops
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A class action lawsuit alleges Toyota quietly monetized driver data through connected car services

Toyota, Progressive Insurance, and a data analytics firm are now being accused of collecting detailed personal driving information without proper consent

  • rumba@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    1 day ago

    So, OnStar, for decades now, has had cellular activity whether you were paying for it or not. They just used to be careful about not selling data. But even if the user didn’t pay and the manufacturer didn’t sell, those models are trackable by ISP.

          • timeghost@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1·
            1 hour ago

            They definitely have. You have to jump through hoops to request and delete your data from some data broker. I had to do this, it was a massive report with no context and arbitrary statements like “hard braking” and “excessive acceleration”. They sell the data to brokers who sell out to insurance companies to raise your rates based on these arbitrary reports.