Uh-huh. What’s wrong with that? Seems perfect.

I have noticed on Sync that sometimes I see the spoiler, sometimes I don’t. Bet there are multiple variations being used across different clients.

The individual responding isn’t the issue. They haven’t made any decision to respond like this, they are following a script.

The script is written by people who should know exactly what they are doing, so the result is either malice or negligence. Either way it’s unacceptable where the law is concerned.

since many site owners are uncomfortable running mystery code on our servers

And yet Node.js exists and flourishes.

There are a few options I guess. If enough people notice then there may be more money in being the company that respects privacy and just charges more for the car up front.
It might even encourage more people to buy used instead of new.
Or some people might just decide they don’t need a car.

Caring is the first step to actively doing something. The more people that know, the more that will care and the more people that will act. Gotta start somewhere.