Tesla hit with class action lawsuit over alleged privacy intrusion

The lawsuit in the US District Court for the Northern District of California came after Reuters reported on April 6 that groups of Tesla employees privately shared via an internal messaging system sometimes highly invasive videos and images recorded by customers’ car cameras between 2019 and 2022. — Reuters

SAN FRANCISCO: A California Tesla owner on April 7 sued the electric carmaker in a prospective class action lawsuit accusing it of violating the privacy of customers.

The lawsuit in the US District Court for the Northern District of California came after Reuters reported on April 6 that groups of Tesla employees privately shared via an internal messaging system sometimes highly invasive videos and images recorded by customers’ car cameras between 2019 and 2022.