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WSJ: What your car knows about you. Auto makers are figuring out how to monetize drivers’ data

Discussion in 'General Automotive' started by Benny123, Aug 21, 2018.

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Aug 21, 2018 at 9:48 AM

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https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-your-car-knows-about-you-1534564861

Interesting read on the future of cars. Glad to see Toyota is not on the list, but nonetheless disturbing trend of neverending datamining and monetization. SMH.

The floor is open.

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Can you copy/paste the article? Ironically the website you linked requires my information (subscription) to view the article.

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I have the article to post but not sure if it's a policy violation for tw. Maybe a mod can chime in.

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