Your car is selling your data

• • The FTC issued a five year ban against General Motors for selling customer data to third party brokers.


• • GM collected sensitive geolocation and driving behavior data through OnStar without proper consumer consent.


• • California regulators also imposed a 12.75 million dollar penalty and a separate five year data sale ban.

Context
Automakers have transitioned to software defined vehicles that collect constant telemetry on braking, acceleration, and location. This data was treated as a commodity for consumer reporting agencies rather than private personal information.

Christian Perspective
The exploitation of private movement for profit is a violation of the dignity and privacy of the individual. This practice treats human beings as mere data points to be harvested by corporate entities. It reflects a godless materialism where even the most personal aspects of life are commodified.

Implications
Constant surveillance undermines the freedom necessary for a virtuous life and the protection of the traditional family. When every movement is tracked, the ability to live without the prying eyes of a secular state or corporation is lost. This erodes the autonomy required for men to protect their households and for families to exist privately.

Broader Trends
This case highlights the encroachment of a digital panopticon managed by globalist corporate interests. It is part of a larger trend where technology is used to monitor and control the populace. Such data harvesting serves the interests of a technocratic elite seeking to manage every facet of human behavior.

Takeaway
Americans must demand absolute privacy and reject the normalization of constant surveillance. Support policies that prioritize individual liberty and national sovereignty over the interests of data brokers. Protect the sanctity of the home and the privacy of the family from digital intrusion.