Data privacy is important, but according to a new report, it turns out there's one product category that may be worse at privacy than others -- cars.
Cars are changing, and quickly. Electric cars are on the rise, and at the same time, manufacturers are pushing autonomous driving technologies — even if we’re still a while away from actual self-driving cars. But there are other aspects about cars that are changing too — the fact that they’re becoming increasingly connected, and increasingly computer-controlled. And, with all the data that cars can collect, privacy is becoming increasingly important.
Why are car companies so bad at privacy? There are a ton of reasons why cars are so bad at handling your privacy. For starters, according to the report, they simply collect too much data — and the report is quick to highlight that every car brand does this. This data can range from how users interact with their car, to some information from third-party services like Google Maps. If they have an accompanying app, cars can even collect data from your phone.
The ending result of the study? Not a single car company met Mozilla’s Minimum Security Standards, which include the very basics — things like data encryption. You don’t really have that option here. While some car companies seem less bad than others, they’re all terrible at protecting your privacy.
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