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stronglikedanyesterday at 7:56 PM6 repliesview on HN

I've been driving connected cars for a decade and I haven't felt sold out yet. What am I missing?


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deathanatosyesterday at 9:24 PM

* Massachusetts' RMV AFAICT resells one's data, resulting in new car purchasers receiving a huge amount of fraud in their mail. It can be difficult to distinguish what is a legitimate correspondence from the dealership vs. what isn't, as the fraud mail does not clearly identify itself. (And in fact, that's the tell.)

* My Subaru runs ads for Sirius XM. (Ad, on the infotainment screen. While the car's in motion.) I did not pay for my car to run ads, obviously, and obviously that was never mentioned by the dealer, ever, before or after purchase.

wmfyesterday at 8:25 PM

Tail risk. Only <1% of people get punished by their car's data. IMO that's still too much.

tencentshillyesterday at 9:00 PM

Are you in the US? Currently if you are in the US and not native-born, you're at very direct risk. That data is how ICE builds their enforcement leads. It's still often wrong, so they might break down your door and arrest you at gunpoint anyways.

post_breakyesterday at 8:56 PM

Your driving habits, and everyone around you are impacting car insurance for example.

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criddellyesterday at 8:06 PM

I bought a car earlier this year and it took about a week before I started getting car warranty junk mail for the new car.

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chapsyesterday at 8:23 PM

Are you asking for articles that show how connected car data is being sold left and right?

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