Re:Microsoft buys Nuance for nearly $20B
by rkalla on Monday April 12, 2021 @10:22AM
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For the reason it took BMW so long to say yes to Android Auto - Amazon/Google will happily license the tech but want ALL the customer data off the car.
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Re:Microsoft buys Nuance for nearly $20B
by propogandist on Monday April 12, 2021 @08:45PM
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Here's an article from a few years back, from Toyota publicly stating they won't support Android Auto due to privacy concerns[1]
It's not just Amazon/Google, car manufacturers like Hyundai are selling data to Verisk, a data broker, who in-turn sells the individuals driving data to insurance companies and other entities [2]. They get people to "opt-in" by offering people free 'connected services' which has data-sharing buried in the T&C.
I'm sure other manufacturers are also going to do similar things as this allows them to generate additional, incremental revenue from user data about their end users.
[1] https://www.motor1.com/news/239477/toyota-android-auto-priva...
[2] https://www.verisk.com/press-releases/2018/april/hyundai-joi...
Re:Microsoft buys Nuance for nearly $20B
by propogandist on Monday April 12, 2021 @08:40PM
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Few years back, and data collection techniques have only gotten more aggressive.
https://www.motor1.com/news/239477/toyota-android-auto-priva...