Cars collect a lot of our personal data, and car companies disclose a lot of that data to third parties. It’s often unclear what’s being collected, and what's being shared and with whom. A recent New York Times article highlighted how data is shared by G.M. with insurance companies, sometimes...
If you ever take the car to the dealership then they’ll grab the data there and upload it. Same with any third party mechanics that have to use the manufacturer software to interface with your car computer.
Well if that’s the case I’m not sure what can be done for privacy. I’ll have to dig in to it or maybe just yank the black box altogether and hope for the best. I hear Toyotas lose a speaker and the microphone if you disable the black box, I could live with that
These problems are bigger than individual solutions. They need to be addressed with legislation.
Sure, we’re in agreement on that. I just don’t see it happening anytime soon and have to take the initiative myself. If for no other reason than I don’t want my insurance company knowing how i drive because $$
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