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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 |
| 2023-09-12 |
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]
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 |
| #4 ^^^ Called about specific new, unsold 2022 F-150 with precise options, got a sales guy who started "upselling" right away, claiming they couldn't find the vehicle I found online through Ford. When I shut him down and hung-up, a few minutes later his manager called and asked about my complaint, then proceeded to tell me he wasn't "upselling", that I didn';t know what I was talking about, and then proceeded to do the same thing. |
| Posted by: NoMoreBS 2023-09-12 18:12 |
| #3 Called a new car dealership to inquire about a certain new vehicle I saw on their lot but hung up after instead of answering a simple question, the guy started a high pressure sales pitch into more expensive cars. They started spamming my phone with unwanted voice and text sales spam several times a day until I blocked their spamming numbers. Cockroaches. |
| Posted by: Jeremiah Jomosing7109 2023-09-12 13:22 |
| #2 Yet another reason to not buy a new one. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2023-09-12 09:06 |
| #1 Since 2020 car systems a number brands have had 3rd party polled or live access many vehicles. Your Privacy vs. Your Car Since 2019 "The Georgia Supreme Court has ruled that law enforcement must obtain a warrant before they can access navigation, engine, and other data stored in your car’s computer systems." BUT !Does that apply to the LSD's _ _ _ agencies ? Either way, once again .. Old School is the best school. |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2023-09-12 07:19 |