General Motors made a splash in mid August when it announced a new "valet mode" feature for the 2015 Corvette designed to protect the car while the owner is away. Not only would the system lock down the interior storage areas and disable the infotainment system, it would even record audio, video and vehicle data (such as speed and engine RPM) while enabled, preventing any nonesense from joyriding valets.
At least that was the plan.
On Monday, however, GM announced that the high-profile feature may in fact be illegal in some states, due to the fact that it secretly records the car's occupants. A software fix is in the works, but for now it looks like valets might be safe from prying eyes after all.
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