“Even if the text message is deleted from the smartphone, the Honda vehicle retains a copy in on-board memory, even after the smartphone is disconnected.”
Honda, Toyota, Volkswagen and GM cars keep copies of your texts and call logs that you can’t see or delete. Berla sells law enforcement the gear to pull them out with no password. The 9th Circuit tossed the suits because a bare violation of Washington’s privacy law isn’t an injury. Your car keeps a wiretap file on you, and the court wants you to prove it hurts.