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Texas sues GM for unlaw­ful­ly collecting and selling dri­vers' pri­vate data [pdf]

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Re: Texas sues GM for unlaw­ful­ly collecting and selling dri­vers' pri­vate data [pdf]

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Post by jonhohle »

PreInternet01 wrote: post #3

wHaT's uP With the cApiTaLizAtioN iN this TitLe? I've spent, like, several minutes of my life trying to figure this out, and... came up blank? The title is not copied from the PDF, where such issues would be rare but not unimaginable. I also couldn't find any articles linking to this PDF with this particular title. So... a misfiring accessibility solution? Solar rays directly going for the Shift key? (P.S. Yeah, I kn…

Sorry, this was a mobile autocorrect issue I didn’t notice while submitting. I took the title from the press release but had to rearrange some things to fit and apparently iOS thought it should capitalize. The title came from the AG’s office[0], but I wanted to link directly to the filing.

0 - https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/attorney-...

Re: Texas sues GM for unlaw­ful­ly collecting and selling dri­vers' pri­vate data [pdf]

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Post by fmajid »

randcraw wrote: post #18

I can't imagine why this case should succeed if this same practice has long been tolerated by telcos or Facebook -- any company that provides no opt-out to collection and sale of personal info. If Texas had real guts, they'd pass a law that clearly prohibits the collection and sale of personal info without explicit opt-in. But nooooooo...

It seems the TDPSA does require consent, just like California's CCPA/CPRA, Virginia's VCDPA it is based on, and the EU's GDPR.

Re: Texas sues GM for unlaw­ful­ly collecting and selling dri­vers' pri­vate data [pdf]

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Post by PreInternet01 »

jonhohle wrote: post #21
PreInternet01 wrote: post #3

wHaT's uP With the cApiTaLizAtioN iN this TitLe? I've spent, like, several minutes of my life trying to figure this out, and... came up blank? The title is not copied from the PDF, where such issues would be rare but not unimaginable. I also couldn't find any articles linking to this PDF with this particular title. So... a misfiring accessibility solution? Solar rays directly going for the Shift key? (P.S. Yeah, I kn…

Sorry, this was a mobile autocorrect issue I didn’t notice while submitting. I took the title from the press release but had to rearrange some things to fit and apparently iOS thought it should capitalize. The title came from the AG’s office[0], but I wanted to link directly to the filing. 0 - https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/attorney-...

Thanks for sharing the exact workflow, and sorry for potentially derailing the discussion on this! (For the record, I upvoted all substantial comments, and truly enjoyed my comment going from +4 to -2 and back again...).

I've never had iOS (either the Cisco or the Apple variant) randomly apply CamelCaps, though. One more thing to look out for in the future :)

Re: Texas sues GM for unlaw­ful­ly collecting and selling dri­vers' pri­vate data [pdf]

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Post by nullfield »

client4 wrote: post #16

I've been frustrated by the ability to easily disable vehicle cellular systems. In older vehicles you could simply unplug the right cable and have it disabled. In newer vehicles I've found the cellular system to be integrated with other components -- making it impossible to disable without also getting a permanent check engine light. Ideally I'd like some sort of CAM module that plugs in between the antenna system an…

And what else does it break-break, even if you do kill the antenna, more that just the annoyance of a light? Integrated GPS, because it uses cellular to “enhance” that?

What other risks are there? Haven’t we seen CAN bus “hacked” over the air to shut down vehicles before? (Even ignoring the intentional ability to do so by the OEM, granted to law enforcement)

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