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Senators rip into automakers for selling customer data and blocking right to repair
The auto industry’s commitment to right to repair is being tested.
A bipartisan group of senators is calling out the auto industry for its “hypocritical, profit-driven” opposition to national right-to-repair legislation, while also selling customer data to insurance companies and other third-party interests. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and Josh Hawley (R-MO) — urge them to better protect customer privacy, while also dropping their opposition to state and national right-to-repair efforts. Earlier this year, TheNew York Times published an investigation into General Motors’ practice of providing microdetails about its customers’ driving habits, including acceleration, braking, and trip length, to insurance companies — without their consent.
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