#Mexico is the largest exporter of #automotive parts to the #US. #Honda, for instance, produces around 200k vehicles in Mexico, & ships about 160k of those to the US. American carmakers like #GeneralMotors & #Ford Motor, which have major plants in Mexico & #Canada, would be similarly affected by #Trump’s #tariffs.

…Mexico is also home to other major manufacturers that make #aerospace equipment, #electronics, home #appliances & more. It is the largest exporter of #MedicalDevices to the US.

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**OCTADE** @octade@soc.octade.net · Jan 26

Jan 26

OCTADE @octade@soc.octade.net

"The best way to ensure that would be through a comprehensive consumer data privacy legislation with strong data minimization rules and requirements for clear, opt-in consent. "

No.

The best way is NOT 'opt-in' for 'consent'.

The best way is to just make it a felony to gather telemetry data, period.

A machine manufacturer has ZERO business gathering telemetry, or even having the technical ability to gather telemetry, on its customer use of machines, unless the use of telemetry is integral to the customer performing a task (like GPS-guided tractor plowing).

EFF is proposing a softball solution that will not stop abuse. A 'regulatory violation' doesn't stop the rich. FELONY CHARGES do stop them.

This mental virus of wanting to track everyone is a sign of gross criminality and control freak neurosis. The right thing to do is to pass a federal law just making telemetry gathering and marketing a felony, with no opt-in process, and prohibit tracking devices from existing in the cars in the first place. Nobody needs to know your GPS history to diagnose your engine and drive train.

"But what about onstar?"

Do you really think they invented OnStar and similar systems for YOUR benefit?

#Privacy #Tracking #Telemetry #OnStar #EFF #GM #GeneralMotors #Insurance #FTC

**gtbarry** @gtbarry@mastodon.social · Jan 21

Jan 21

gtbarry @gtbarry@mastodon.social

Caught secretly selling car owners’ driving data, General Motors slapped with a hefty ban by Lina Khan’s FTC

General Motors reached a settlement with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission that will prohibit it from selling information on its customers’ driving habits without their knowledge and explicit consent for the next 20 years.

#GeneralMotors #GM #SmartDriver #insurance #Automotive #auto #cars #privacy #data #bigdata #security #cybersecurity #infosec #transportation

https://fortune.com/2025/01/17/general-motors-ftc-settlement-gm-caught-sellling-driver-data-insurers/

Fortune · Jan 17Caught secretly selling car owners’ driving data, General Motors slapped with a hefty ban by Lina Khan’s FTCBy Christiaan Hetzner

**7sleepersmusic** @7sleepersmusic@mastodon.social · Jan 16

Jan 16

7sleepersmusic @7sleepersmusic@mastodon.social

"Companies have poured in $1 million or more, including Fortune 500 stalwarts like #Ford and #GeneralMotors; tech giants like #Amazon and #Google; cryptocurrency upstarts like #Ripple and #Robinhood .... In exchange, donors have been given tickets to exclusive official events, including intimate dinners with Mr. Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance, and V.I.P. access to the swearing-in ceremony on Monday." #USPol #Tech #SocialMedia #Capitalism https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/us/politics/trump-tech-inauguration-parties.html?unlocked_article_code=1.pk4.RBH5.Oa0m4DY7KFu3&smid=url-share

The New York Times · Jan 16A Euphoric Tech Industry Is Ready to Celebrate Trump and ItselfBy Theodore Schleifer

**MikeDunnAuthor** @MikeDunnAuthor@kolektiva.social · Jan 15

Jan 15

MikeDunnAuthor @MikeDunnAuthor@kolektiva.social

Today in Labor History January 15, 1946: 260,000 U.S. electrical workers struck against General Electric, Westinghouse and General Motors. It was part of the Great Strike Wave of 1946, the largest in U.S. history. In that wave, 43,000 oil workers struck in October, 1945; 225,000 autoworkers in November, 1945; 93,000 meatpackers in January, 1946; 750,000 steel workers, in January 1946; 340,000 coal miners, in April, 1946; and 250,000 railroad workers in May 1946. There were also General Strikes in Lancaster, PA; Stamford, CT; Rochester, NY; and Oakland, CA.