Automotive privacy

Automotive privacy concerns the privacy of automobiles. Cars were described as the worst product category for privacy by the Mozilla Foundation.^[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]

See also

• Automotive security

References

1. Caltrider, Jen; Rykov, Misha; MacDonald, Zoë (6 September 2023). "It's Official: Cars Are the Worst Product Category We Have Ever Reviewed for Privacy". Mozilla Foundation. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
2. Stecklow, Steve; Cunningham, Waylon; Jin, Hyunjoo (6 April 2023). "Tesla workers shared sensitive images recorded by customer cars". Reuters. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
3. "'Privacy Nightmare on Wheels': Every Car Brand Reviewed By Mozilla — Including Ford, Volkswagen and Toyota — Flunks Privacy Test". Mozilla Foundation. 6 September 2023. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
4. "Cars & Consumer Data: On Unlawful Collection & Use". Federal Trade Commission. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
5. "Wyden Investigation Reveals New Details About Automakers' Sharing of Driver Information with Data Brokers; Wyden and Markey Urge FTC to Crack Down on Disclosures of Americans' Data Without Drivers' Consent". wyden.senate.gov. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
6. Hill, Kashmir (26 July 2024). "Automakers Sold Driver Data for Pennies, Senators Say". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 26 July 2024. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
7. Condon, Bernard (4 January 2025). "Is your car spying on you? What it means that Tesla shared data in the Las Vegas explosion". AP News. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
8. "Wyden, Markey Reveal Automakers Provide Detailed Location Information to Law Enforcement Without a Warrant, Rarely Notify Car Owners; Request FTC Investigate Broken Promises to Protect Drivers' Privacy". wyden.senate.gov. 30 April 2024. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
9. Biddle, Sam (3 May 2021). "Your Car Is Spying on You, and a CBP Contract Shows the Risks". The Intercept. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
10. Coyer, Cassandre; Siemons, Jorja (1 October 2024). "Carmakers Justify Police Data Sharing Amid Congressional Probe". Bloomberg Law. Retrieved 2025-07-28.