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Americans' cars now have 'unmatched power to watch, listen and collect information about what you do and where you go' - with at least 84% of 25 car brands in bombshell study sharing or selling personal data
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]
  • The Mozilla Foundation works for better online privacy and internet safety

  • It found half of cars studied could share your information' with the government

  • Researches say cars can collect information about your genetics or even sex life

The Mozilla foundation, which is behind the Firefox browser and works for better online privacy and internet safety, said cars are the worst product they have ever reviewed for privacy concerns, adding vehicles are a 'privacy nightmare.'

It found that Tesla, Nissan, Hyundai, Cadillac, and GMC were the top five worst companies when it came to driver privacy.

It also found that 92 percent of the cars, which they called 'data-gobbling machines,' say they can share your information with the government upon an 'informal request.'

Moreover, all but two, Renault and Dacia, gave 'drivers little to no control over their personal data,' including the choice to delete it.

The study notes that Nissan's privacy policy says the company can share sensitive personal information, 'including driver's license number, national or state identification number, citizenship status, immigration status, race, national origin, religious or philosophical beliefs, sexual orientation, sexual activity, precise geolocation, health diagnosis data, and genetic information.'

None of the car brands studied met Mozilla's minimum security standards.
Posted by: Skidmark 2023-09-12
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