Tesla's California owner sued the electric car maker on Friday in a prospective lawsuit alleging it violated customers' privacy.
The lawsuit was filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of California, Reuters reported on Thursday that a group of Tesla employees shared privately through the internal messaging system a very disturbing video recorded by the customer's car camera between 2019 and 2022. and found out after reporting. photos.
The lawsuit, filed by San Francisco resident Henry Ehh, alleges that Tesla employees have access to photos and videos for "disgusting and sadistic entertainment" and "desecration of people recorded privately."
"Like everyone else, the California constitution resents that Tesla's cameras can be used to intrude on family privacy," Jack Fitzgerald, EH's representative, told Reuters in a statement.
"Tesla must be held accountable for this breach and for blaming its privacy practices on itself and other Tesla owners," Fitzgerald said.
Tesla did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
The lawsuit alleges that Tesla's behavior was "grossly insulting" and "grossly offensive".
It states that the plaintiffs "filed a complaint against Tesla on behalf of members of the same class as the public." The complaint alleges that the prospective class will include individuals who have owned or leased a Tesla within the past four years.
Reuters reported that some Tesla workers said that customers could "wash and see things very closely." We can see their children,” he said.
"Indeed, parents' interest in their children's privacy is one of the most fundamental liberty interests known to society."
The lawsuit asks the court to "request actual and punitive damages against Tesla for wrongful conduct, including violations of consumer privacy and others."
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