What this means
SiriusXM says sensitive personal data, such as data revealing race or ethnic origin, a mental or physical health condition or diagnosis, sex life or sexual orientation, or citizenship status, is collected and used only to the extent permitted by applicable state privacy laws where you live.
SiriusXM says sensitive personal data, such as data revealing race or ethnic origin, health conditions, sex life or sexual orientation, or citizenship status, is collected and used to the extent state privacy laws allow.
Why this matters
Data like this can reveal your health, your origins or your sexuality.
What the policy says
Sensitive Personal Data (data revealing ethnic origin/race, mental or physical health condition or diagnosis, sex life or sexual orientation, or citizenship or citizenship status). – Sensitive Personal Data is collected and used only to the extent permitted by applicable privacy laws in your state of residence.
From SiriusXM Privacy Policy
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What you can do
No setting found that directly changes this practice.
In the SiriusXM documents we searched for this finding, we did not verify a setting that changes this specific practice.
A broader option is available
If you are a California, Iowa or Utah resident, SiriusXM says you have the right to limit or opt out of the processing of sensitive data, to the extent it processes any such data for purposes that require an opt-out. If you live in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Utah or Virginia, SiriusXM says that, depending on your state and subject to certain legal limitations and exceptions, you may be able to request the deletion of your personal data, subject to certain exemptions and exceptions.
That is a wider action rather than a privacy setting for this practice — it changes more than this, and it is not the same as turning this off.