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Free Software Foundation (fsf@status.fsf.org)'s status on Friday, 16-Aug-2019 00:27:50 JST Free Software Foundation

Cars nowadays send lots of data to the manufacturer through a cellular data connection. A proposal in Massachusetts would require manufacturers to give users access to that data -- through a nonfree app. Yuck! https://u.fsf.org/2wa
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1. Your Car Talks To The Manufacturer. Advocates Want It To Talk To You, Too
  
  Independent auto shops are concerned that carmakers are using technology to nudge consumers toward dealerships for car maintenance and repairs.
- Free Software Foundation (fsf@status.fsf.org)'s status on Friday, 16-Aug-2019 00:28:07 JST Free Software Foundation
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  This is part of the oppressive practice of the Internet of Stings (our improved name for the "Internet of Things"): making you communicate with the products you own via the manufacturer's server.
  
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