Privacy4Cars is an American automotive privacy and data security company that provides tools to consumers and auto dealers that remove personal data from vehicles.[1][2][3] The company also provides a "Vehicle Privacy Report" that summarizes a vehicle's data-collection and sharing practices based on the vehicle's make and model.[4]
Privacy4Cars was founded by Andrea Amico in 2014,[7] primarily concerned with large amounts of personal data that is retained and shared by modern vehicles. Amico has described vehicle infotainment systems as "digital vaults that store your information every time you connect your phone, making it accessible to other renters, car rental employees, car manufacturers, and cybercriminals."[5] Amico has also stated that consumer data is "collected and shared with third parties, and the third parties of the third parties, and so on," and that it is "very uncommon for vehicle manufacturers to publicly disclose the individual names of any parties with whom they share personal data."[8][9]
Products
Privacy4Cars develops software to help consumers and dealerships[10] remove user data from in-vehicle infotainment centers and telematics systems.[9][11][12] It also has a service called the "Vehicle Privacy Report," a privacy labeling service that summarizes what a particular vehicle is tracking.[13] The user enters in their VIN, which determines the make and model of the vehicle and the user is given a privacy report card for their vehicle and instructions to remove or enable certain permissions.[14][15] The tool also provides if the car collects "identifiers, location data, biometrics, and data synced from mobile phones," and which data manufacturers sell to third parties, such as data brokers.[16]
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