Privacy Not Included

January 16, 2024 9:15 AM

All 25 major car brands reviewed in Mozilla’s latest edition of *Privacy Not Included (*PNI) received failing marks for consumer privacy, a first in the buyer's guide’s seven-year history. According to Mozilla research, popular global brands — including BMW, Ford, Toyota, Tesla, Kia, and Subaru — can collect deeply personal data such as sexual activity, immigration status, race, facial expressions, weight, health and genetic information, and where you drive. Researchers found data is being gathered by sensors, microphones, cameras, and the phones and devices drivers connect to their cars, as well as by car apps, company websites, dealerships, and vehicle telematics.
posted by MonsieurPEB (3 comments total)

Once again, we need HIPAA For Everything.

The reason all this data is collected is because there is no cost to doing so, thus companies collect the data because "why not?" Make data collection have genuine costs, and companies will start evaluating what data they collect.

(See also: why liability is not a bad thing.)
posted by NoxAeternum at 9:28 AM on January 16, 2024 [3 favorites]

I think this is a double, but I haven't gone looking for the original post.
posted by sardonyx at 9:34 AM on January 16, 2024

> I think this is a double, but I haven't gone looking for the original post.

This one?
posted by genpfault at 9:35 AM on January 16, 2024 [1 favorite]