Merkley introduces 'Car Privacy Rights Act' in bid to protect drivers' data - KTVZ
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) -- Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley announced Thursday the introduction of new legislation to protect consumers’ privacy from companies who collect and sell Americans’ car data. Currently, he said, there is a troubling trend of collecting, storing, and selling data from Americans’ vehicles – largely without drivers’ knowledge. Recent reporting has even documented automakers selling the
  • NaibofTabrEnglish
    10•3 hours ago

    (D), in case anyone was in doubt. Also:

    The Car Privacy Rights Act is cosponsored by Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)

  • @OhmsLawn
    47•6 hours ago

    While I appreciate this, it would be really nice if they would just extend to all electronic devices.

    • FuglyDuckEnglish
      12•3 hours ago

      data brokerage is a multi-billion dollar industry with entire armies of lobyists from Google, Apple, Tesla (probably) and who knows who else.

      just in case you were wondering why it’s not already done.

    • @[email protected]
      19•6 hours ago

      I truly believe that this will happen, too, as there has been a lot of uproar about this bullshit of data collection all over the world. Corporations are going too far with this even corrupt politicians now think it’s too much.

  • @[email protected]OPEnglish
    28•6 hours ago

    Note, just to be clear, that this is federal legislation, not Oregon state legislation.

    • @Psychodelic
      1•1 hour ago

      I’ve never been as proud of my state representatives as I was when I lived in Oregon. Wyden and Merkley are American heroes, as far as I’m concerned

  • @[email protected]
    15•6 hours ago

    About freaking time, man. This one has always been on my mind. It can’t be like that. It’s messed up. Glad someone is making a move.

  • ErasmusEnglish
    12•6 hours ago

    Betcha we will see insurance companies come out of the woodwork to lobby against this like crazy.

  • @cybervseasEnglish
    12•6 hours ago

    Can…we also get gdpr style protections please. I think we deserve nice things, too. 🥺

    • @Psychodelic
      1•1 hour ago

      Not with that attitude. Seriously, we’ll need to be absolutely furious if we ever want something to be done about something we care about

      Does anyone remember anger?