Loading ...WA Judge Rules That Car Manufacturers Can Legally Store Your Texts and Phone Calls Without Explicit Permission
In a move concerning privacy advocates, a federal judge last week ruled against reinstating a collective lawsuit accusing four auto manufacturing giants of contravening privacy protections in Washington state. The companies were alleged to have illicitly intercepted and documented private text messages and call records of customers using their car’s inbuilt infotainment systems.
The judge based in Seattle concluded that this activity did not constitute unauthorized privacy infringements according to state regulations.
Turn off your Bluetooth.
Bare your fangs!
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