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]
