And billionaires and nine-day old alts wonder why they need a bunker.
Some parts of the legislation (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32...):
> 2. The personal data processed pursuant to this Regulation shall only be used for the purpose of handling the emergency situations referred to in the first subparagraph of Article 5(2).
> Manufacturers shall provide clear and comprehensive information in the owner's manual about the processing of data carried out through the 112-based eCall in-vehicle system. That information shall consist of:
> the fact that there is no constant tracking of the vehicle;
That vehicle nowadays are equipped with always-on internet and microphones is not related to remote assistance.
There are two definitions: a) Personal Data and b) Emergency Situations
What is an emergency situation and how can a car determine it is one? These are "smart" cars which aren't nowadays smart enough to process all your data locally, so that data is sent to servers elsewhere which process if either points a) or b) apply.
It is your choice to believe that voice data is ever deleted once acquired by governments and entities thirsty to benefit from that information.
For security experts this is just another "I told you so" within a few years.
Your car if new enough, IS reporting its diagnostics including GPS via cell. All the time. This isn’t exactly personally identifiable so they get away with it just fine.
This is unrelated to the microphones and assistance systems.
That is the kind of thing people allow when they click accept or decline on those pesky ”we and our 195735 partners would like to…” dialogs.