They say your Car is sharing Data

“Your Car Is Sharing Data With Big Tech Companies, Study Finds.”
Data sent by vehicles and companion apps included locations, VINs, and other identifiers. Amazon, Google, Meta, and Microsoft were among the top receivers of driver data.

Your car may be spying on you—and transmitting what it learns to some of the world’s biggest tech companies.

That’s the core finding of a series of tests conducted by privacy researchers at Northeastern University in Boston, using Consumer Reports’ vehicles and Auto Test Center in Connecticut. A study about the results will be published this week.

It has been known for some time that many late-model automobiles collect detailed data about our driving and share it with companies that may use it for marketing purposes and even to individualize insurance premiums or auto loan rates. Regulators have reprimanded and fined automakers for allegedly failing to clearly disclose this practice, and several automakers have been sued for it.

The new Northeastern study shows, for the first time, data flowing among the vehicles, the vehicle apps you download when you buy your car, and third-party companies, documenting exactly what kind of data gets siphoned from our vehicles and which companies are receiving that information.

More information at:
https://www.consumerreports.org/electronics/personal-information/your-car-is-sharing-data-with-big-tech-companies-study-finds-a4474820962/

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