QOTD: How Do We Keep Our Data Safe?
Matt's piece about automakers selling drivers' data on the cheap will enrage most people, regardless of anyone's place on the political spectrum.
So, the question is, what do we do about it?
As Matt notes, the government will likely be getting involved. So, is regulation the way to go here? If so, what type of regulation? Can any regulations be enforced?
Or can we depend on the automakers to voluntarily sell less data? Or at least be able to make sure it's anonymized? I am skeptical of that one.
Is there some other way that I am missing here, save for us all just buying 25-year-old cars?
Sound off below.
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Tim Healey grew up around the auto-parts business and has always had a love for cars — his parents joke his first word was “‘Vette”. Despite this, he wanted to pursue a career in sports writing but he ended up falling semi-accidentally into the automotive-journalism industry, first at Consumer Guide Automotive and later at Web2Carz.com. He also worked as an industry analyst at Mintel Group and freelanced for About.com, CarFax, Vehix.com, High Gear Media, Torque News, FutureCar.com, Cars.com, among others, and of course Vertical Scope sites such as AutoGuide.com, Off-Road.com, and HybridCars.com. He’s an urbanite and as such, doesn’t need a daily driver, but if he had one, it would be compact, sporty, and have a manual transmission.
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