Automotive privacy

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Automotive privacy concerns the privacy of automobiles. Cars were described as the worst product category for privacy by the Mozilla Foundation. [1]

The prevalence of connected cars increases the data collected including personal data such as biometric, driving behavior, facial expressions, immigration status, location, race, sexual activity, video footage [2] and other telematic data. [3] [4]

Location data has been reported to be sold to data brokers [5] [6] and given to law enforcement [7] including without a warrant. [8] [9] [10]

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References

  1. ↑ Caltrider, Jen; Rykov, Misha; MacDonald, Zoë (6 September 2023). "It's Official: Cars Are the Worst Product Category We Have Ever Reviewed for Privacy". Mozilla Foundation . Retrieved 2025-07-28.
  2. ↑ Stecklow, Steve; Cunningham, Waylon; Jin, Hyunjoo (6 April 2023). "Tesla workers shared sensitive images recorded by customer cars". Reuters . Retrieved 2025-07-28.
  3. ↑ "'Privacy Nightmare on Wheels': Every Car Brand Reviewed By Mozilla — Including Ford, Volkswagen and Toyota — Flunks Privacy Test". Mozilla Foundation . 6 September 2023. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
  4. ↑ "Cars & Consumer Data: On Unlawful Collection & Use". Federal Trade Commission. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
  5. ↑ "Wyden Investigation Reveals New Details About Automakers' Sharing of Driver Information with Data Brokers; Wyden and Markey Urge FTC to Crack Down on Disclosures of Americans' Data Without Drivers' Consent". wyden.senate.gov . 26 July 2024. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
  6. ↑ Hill, Kashmir (26 July 2024). "Automakers Sold Driver Data for Pennies, Senators Say" . The New York Times . ISSN   0362-4331. Archived from the original on 26 July 2024. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
  7. ↑ Condon, Bernard (4 January 2025). "Is your car spying on you? What it means that Tesla shared data in the Las Vegas explosion". AP News . Retrieved 2025-07-28.
  8. ↑ "Wyden, Markey Reveal Automakers Provide Detailed Location Information to Law Enforcement Without a Warrant, Rarely Notify Car Owners; Request FTC Investigate Broken Promises to Protect Drivers' Privacy". wyden.senate.gov . 30 April 2024. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
  9. ↑ Biddle, Sam (3 May 2021). "Your Car Is Spying on You, and a CBP Contract Shows the Risks" . The Intercept . Retrieved 2025-07-28.
  10. ↑ Coyer, Cassandre; Siemons, Jorja (1 October 2024). "Carmakers Justify Police Data Sharing Amid Congressional Probe". Bloomberg Law . Retrieved 2025-07-28.
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