Toyota Owner Didn’t Know His Car Was Talking To Insurers Until He Saw His Rates | Carscoops
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A class action lawsuit alleges Toyota quietly monetized driver data through connected car services

cross-posted from : https://lemmy.zip/post/57500077

Toyota, Progressive Insurance, and a data analytics firm are now being accused of collecting detailed personal driving information without proper consent

  • jim@lemmy.org
    223·
    20 hours ago

    Evidently, he hit an “Accept” button in March of 2021 and again in March of 2024, confirming that he would allow Toyota to track him, record data from his car, and then share that data with others.”

    Sorry bud, you clicked the button.

      • jim@lemmy.org
        32·
        19 hours ago

        The salesman, twice? The kid? Lock your phone. We know it was him.

        But I don’t like how easy it was to basically transmit your life to an insurance company.

        This is why my TCU got wrapped in a faraday cloth.