> As one notable exception, Honda improved its data collection practices to prevent sending precise geolocation to a third party associated with user tracking.
I know what my next car will be.
I know what my next car will be.
> Amplitude received from HondaLink: VIN, Location. Cross-context tracking: Amplitude received the VIN plus Location from HondaLink — an unresettable identifier tied directly to other personal data.
They are so close they should say "fuck it, we're going to be different, we'll disable all the crap" and then market the heck out of it.
A “disable spying in just a few taps” approach (“your data, your choice” it’s just opt-out) would catch my attention and they could still sell 90% of everyone’s data since people don’t touch defaults.
Anti-theft location reporting is a feature I pay for, as well as the ability to remote start out of range of the key fob. (Setting temperature before leaving the office is preferable to getting into a 130F car.)
I did briefly see what it does with the data sharing off, and it's basically the same message, but iirc there's an additional button to visit the settings.