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At least four car companies’ data collection and sharing practices are under investigation by the Texas attorney general’s office for potentially violating state law on deceptive trade practices, according to documents obtained by Recorded Future News.

Kia, General Motors, Subaru and Mitsubishi received “civil investigative demand” letters from the office's consumer protection division in late April.

It’s the first known request for documents from connected car companies by a state investigative body as part of an enforcement review, experts say.

The California Privacy Protection Agency announced it would probe the data collection and sharing practices of connected-car companies and technologies in July, but the status of that inquiry is unknown.

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Well, "agreeing with the Texas AG" was not on my list of expected things today. Or this month. Or this year. But here I am.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Yeah it makes me immediately suspicious of what they are up to over there.

[–] FuglyDuck 17 points 1 month ago (1 children)

they want the car companies to tell them when you go someplace naughty. like a gay bar or maybe an abortion clinic

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] FuglyDuck 5 points 1 month ago
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

It's probably some form of regulatory capture, but I'd love to be surprised.

[–] andrewta 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yeah same here, but I'm glad to see they are starting to regulate this. It scares me the direction these companies are taking.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

The idea of Elon personally knowing where I am at all times is honestly terrifying

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Even a stopped clock is right twice a day.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

He's just mad he's not getting a cut.

[–] FuglyDuck 7 points 1 month ago

"you will tell us if they go to an abortion clinic, right? ..... ... ...right?"

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

Sounds like some regulators may not be entirely onboard with the kind of cell-connected-car datasharing that we've been discussing recently.