The crux of the lawsuit centers around GM’s use of technology installed in most vehicles manufactured since 2015. This technology allegedly collects, records, analyzes, and transmits detailed driving data every time a driver uses their vehicle, according to the press release.
Insurance companies and their lawyers cost us $Billions every year and they are in collusion with most companies. And the insurance companies set policy and tell businesses how to run them and if they can run them.
GM rike Chinah.
China ruv GM.
Ford does it too. And Ford is just now applying for a patent for new technology that would allow your Ford to capture information of other drivers around you, and automatically send info on other people who might be speeding etc.
No wonder BOTH Political Parties were trying to DESTROY this AG … Good for him! How is this any different than TikTok harvesting personal data?
One government official actually doing something on behalf of the people living in his jurisdiction.
Liberals are too stupid to understand this, whether they are liberal republicans or thick democrats, but this is how government should work on behalf of the people.
Individuals couldn’t do this on their own, even a group if they knew about this would likely be powerless against the corporations and government collusion with them.
One of the things that always bothers me about these type situations is that we never find out the specific name of the individual(s) that made the decision to do this. We need to have someone to chastise. There needs to be an opportunity to point your finger at a specific person at GM and say, “You Joe Blow, are a true asshole.”
That may seem trite and, perhaps, of minuscule importance in the overall theme of scheme of things. But, repercussions resonate not just to the individual, but those who might make similar decisions in the future. Putting heads on spikes outside the castle walls is a deterrent. And, I want someone like this to have trouble getting people to wait on him in restaurants, refusing him service in something as trivial as a convenience store. I want people like this to learn what a living hell is and that there are repercussions for deception and violation of privacy.
(Gets off soapbox)
They all do it. The Japanese seem to be the worse. It’s in the user agreement, somewhere in the hundred-odd pages of text. You buy or lease, you signed the papers, you agreed to the terms. Don’t wanna share data, or the data of your passengers -some who may be minors or have not agreed? Tough. Don’t buy the car. Good luck finding a car though. I’ve posted a video before about Ford Mustangs (a 2024). Seems that one can also read speed limit signs and actually limit the car’s speed (to 85 mph in that case), has accelerometers, etc etc. And yes, it sends the data to the mother ship.
If I was Elon Musk, I would start a line of basic C1A1 cars. The only electronics being for ignition, all V8s. What the original roadrunner concept was.
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=turning+off+toyota+data+collection
I think all the vehicle companies have similar to this installed now. I like the idea of having a camera in the back of a vehicle, or lane sensing tech built in, but wouldn’t like having that data sent to “World Auto Headquarters” and their friends at the various Dept of Transportation.
So, my car doesn’t have that sort of thing, and get this, in the winter time I have to MANUALLY start my car instead of accessing an app on my phone.
If this sounds like I live in the 70’s, I feel like it too.
Imagine having to pay a monthly fee for warming the car seats up?
Well BMW seems to have backtracked on that but that’s the way it’s all moving forward…
Ever try to repair a John Deere combine?
lol…
Possibly the real reason Toyota’s Hilux as sold in South America isn’t sold in North America?
ask the politicians…
Lehto showcased a guy who is suing GM because they sold non-anonymized data to his insurance company resulting in his rates being hiked.
Now there small are companies in the US that specialize in selling vehicles that the big auto companies can’t or won’t import. No doubt the feds or Cali will go after those small companies at some point, and the masses will cheer because “safety.”
another list of this, from Reason Magazine… and hope for those who phone their MP or Rep. / Senator in the USA to let them know what you really think of this.
https://reason.com/search/auto%20tracking/
I hate to rain on anybody’s parade, but if you have had a vehicle with OnStar (dating back to the late 1990’s, if in not mistaken), you have an earlier generation of this technology, that could locate, turn off you car/truck or speak and listen to you. Mind you, it was easier to detach. Just find the unti, usually hidden behind a panel on the trunk and unplug it.
Also, if you bought auto insurance through Progressive or Desjardins, and plugged in one of their monitoring units, in hopes of a rate discount, you gave them the ability to montor you as well