Car Data: Safe Enough to Sell, But Not For Repairs?

General Motors caught red-handed selling data without drivers' consent—don't worry, it made insurance companies money. Also: Is soldered RAM here to stay?

A report from the New York Times shows that car manufacturers, including General Motors, have been selling detailed driver behavior data without their consent, which in some cases is being used to surveil and hike up insurance rate for drivers.

Car companies are well aware that the software on board their cars is lucrative business. Not only are occasion…