Judge Throws Out Car Privacy Lawsuit

In another blow to privacy, The Verge reports

A federal judge upheld the dismissal of a class action lawsuit that alleged automakers unlawfully collected and recorded car owners’ text messages, as first reported by The Record. In a ruling on Tuesday, the Seattle-based judge said the claims aren’t severe enough to be considered a violation of the state’s Washington Privacy Act (WPA).

Your car can keep collecting your data after a judge dismissed a privacy lawsuit

This is unfortunate, but the real issue is the lack of laws around privacy in the US. Of course cars are going to spy on you and sell your data if they can. Why wouldn’t they? No one is stopping them. If this remains unchecked, it will be a race to the bottom like how TV’s are. Cheaper TV in order to extract as much data as possible to sell.

You’re the product, not the customer.