John Ducker: Personal data at risk behind the wheel

My focus is usually about the road and the driving environment we have to contend with every day out there in order to make it home safely. Lately, though, a steady stream of news reports flowing into my inbox have me thinking about a different kind of safety for drivers — your personal information and privacy.

The report points out frankly: “All 25 car brands we researched earned our *Privacy Not Included* warning label — making cars the official worst category of products for privacy that we have ever reviewed.” A detailed review of car makers’ security policies borders on the disturbing. Two far-eastern manufacturers have a data collection category that includes your sex life. Six car companies’ privacy policies claim they can collect your genetic information or genetic characteristics.

In one example, the Mozilla team learned that a Japanese manufacturer’s privacy policy says that even passengers of a car who use the connected services the vehicle offers “consent” to allow that manufacturer to use, and possibly even sell, their personal info simply by getting inside.

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