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US judge rules: if you can't prove damages, car-makers can continue to intercept and record customers' mobile phone activity.

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US judge rules: if you can't prove damages, car-makers can continue to intercept and record customers' mobile phone activity.

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Court rules automakers can record and intercept owner text messages
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A Seattle-based appellate judge ruled that the practice does not meet the threshold for an illegal privacy violation under state law, handing a big win to automakers Honda, Toyota, Volkswagen and General Motors.
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    Nah, it just detects the presence of the hardware.

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      But not the faraday cage around the telematics unit.

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        Yeah I’m not saying it’s impossible. Just not easy.

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          But it is easy.

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            You’d have to remove the dash on some car models. That is well beyond easy.

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              For you, perhaps.

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