U.S. DOJ demands Apple and Google unmask over 100k users of car-tinkering app
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- #Data Privacy
- #Emissions Controls
- #Legal Battle
- DOJ requests user data from Apple, Google, Amazon, and Walmart on potentially over 100,000 users of EZ Lynk's Auto Agent app.
- The subpoenas aim to identify witnesses who used the app and hardware, accused of bypassing emissions controls as 'defeat devices'.
- EZ Lynk denies claims, arguing its products have legitimate uses and that emissions-related misuse is user responsibility.
- Privacy advocates and EZ Lynk's lawyers criticize the request as overreach, raising Fourth Amendment concerns and preparing legal challenges.
- The case reflects tensions between vehicle modification rights and environmental regulations; judicial rulings already rejected Section 230 defenses.