I renewed my Live subscription less than 2 weeks ago - I got the update a few days ago and declined to share for several reasons as a result my subscription fee is wasted I have contacted TomTom and received a pathetic auto reply telling me I need a mandatory update - yet MyTomTom says my device is up to date.
I've now reported them to my card provider for failing to provide the product I paid for. I understand and a somewhat agree that the data sharing is a necessary evil in the modern age however the TomTom T+C's are very unclear with this new policy and are also contradictory - one line says it's entirely anonymous, then further down the script it says it's actually not anonymous for 20 minutes until they anonymise it.
I also disagree with sharing the data with law enforcement agencies as I really believe that this will be used against us in future - one day you'll be driving along and go a couple of mph over the posted limit and there will be a speeding fine automatically generated and dropping onto your doormat withing a few days (or less).
If it's anonymous data them make it anonymous BEFORE it's sent to the Tomtom servers - it's not a difficult thing to do. Look at the mess Google got themselves into deciding that they needed to capture all the WiFi data packets as their mapping cars were driving around - no need for it at all just Big Brother tactics and Corporate greed.
