>Regarding the car itself, shouldn't some responsibility lie with the previous owner? The first thing I do before selling a phone or laptop is wipe or factory reset it.
Sure, but considering that most users don't even know how to pair a device without step-by-step instructions, I find it highly unlikely that they'll understand the implications of the car reading and storing personal information provided by their phone much less how to delete it.
And given that this is Tesla we're talking about, whose products directly encourage you to have your phone paired (more than any other car of its type), even more people would be affected than they would be from, say, a Leaf (where you don't have to do that, and where it's unlikely to be as easy as it is on a Tesla).
> whose products directly encourage you to have your phone paired (more than any other car of its type)
They do? The cars all come with wireless data, streaming, maps, and internet. In the Model 3, using your phone as a Key is done via BLE and doesn't involve pairing which is a sperate function.
I would say they're indifferent to your phone but let you use it if you choose.
Sure, but considering that most users don't even know how to pair a device without step-by-step instructions, I find it highly unlikely that they'll understand the implications of the car reading and storing personal information provided by their phone much less how to delete it.
And given that this is Tesla we're talking about, whose products directly encourage you to have your phone paired (more than any other car of its type), even more people would be affected than they would be from, say, a Leaf (where you don't have to do that, and where it's unlikely to be as easy as it is on a Tesla).