Engineering: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 in 2023.[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]

In January 2026, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission settled a complaint with General Motors and OnStar about collection and sale of consumer location data without adequate notification and consent.[11][12]

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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" (in en). https://www.mozillafoundation.org/en/privacynotincluded/articles/its-official-cars-are-the-worst-product-category-we-have-ever-reviewed-for-privacy/. 
  2. ↑ Stecklow, Steve; Cunningham, Waylon; Jin, Hyunjoo (6 April 2023). "Tesla workers shared sensitive images recorded by customer cars" (in en). Reuters. https://www.reuters.com/technology/tesla-workers-shared-sensitive-images-recorded-by-customer-cars-2023-04-06/. 
  3. ↑ "'Privacy Nightmare on Wheels': Every Car Brand Reviewed By Mozilla — Including Ford, Volkswagen and Toyota — Flunks Privacy Test" (in en). 6 September 2023. https://www.mozillafoundation.org/en/blog/privacy-nightmare-on-wheels-every-car-brand-reviewed-by-mozilla-including-ford-volkswagen-and-toyota-flunks-privacy-test/. 
  4. ↑ "Cars & Consumer Data: On Unlawful Collection & Use" (in en). Federal Trade Commission. 14 May 2024. https://www.ftc.gov/policy/advocacy-research/tech-at-ftc/2024/05/cars-consumer-data-unlawful-collection-use. 
  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" (in en). 26 July 2024. https://www.wyden.senate.gov/news/press-releases/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. 
  6. ↑ Hill, Kashmir (26 July 2024). "Automakers Sold Driver Data for Pennies, Senators Say" (in en-US). The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/26/technology/driver-data-sold-for-pennies.html. 
  7. ↑ Condon, Bernard (4 January 2025). "Is your car spying on you? What it means that Tesla shared data in the Las Vegas explosion" (in en). https://apnews.com/article/tesla-las-vegas-explosion-cybertruck-elon-musk-789dc864a0c138fd7c36ca8c94b0fbfd. 
  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" (in en). 30 April 2024. https://www.wyden.senate.gov/news/press-releases/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. 
  9. ↑ Biddle, Sam (3 May 2021). "Your Car Is Spying on You, and a CBP Contract Shows the Risks" (in en-US). https://theintercept.com/2021/05/03/car-surveillance-berla-msab-cbp/. 
  10. ↑ Coyer, Cassandre; Siemons, Jorja (1 October 2024). "Carmakers Justify Police Data Sharing Amid Congressional Probe" (in en). Bloomberg Law. https://news.bloomberglaw.com/privacy-and-data-security/carmakers-justify-police-data-sharing-amid-congressional-probe. 
  11. ↑ "FTC Finalizes Order Settling Allegations that GM and OnStar Collected and Sold Geolocation Data Without Consumers’ Informed Consent" (in en). 2026-01-14. https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2026/01/ftc-finalizes-order-settling-allegations-gm-onstar-collected-sold-geolocation-data-without-consumers. 
  12. ↑ Schwab, Grant (January 15, 2026). "GM slapped with five-year FTC penalty in data-selling scandal" (in en-US). https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/general-motors/2026/01/14/feds-ban-gm-from-selling-data-for-five-years-after-scandal/88180252007/. 



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