Five big carmakers beat lawsuits alleging infotainment systems invade privacy: Cars downloading text messages from phones doesn't violate state privacy law

From https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/11/five-big-carmakers-beat-lawsuits-alleging-infotainment-systems-invade-privacy:

"A federal appeals court rejected lawsuits that alleged five major carmakers violated a Washington state privacy law. The lawsuits centered on car infotainment systems that store text messages in a way that potentially allows the messages to be retrieved by law enforcement using specialized hardware and software. The rulings in the carmakers' favor came in cases against Ford, General Motors, Honda, Toyota, and Volkswagen.

"A three-judge panel at the US Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit unanimously …

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