So, has anyone written a good guide for parsing a privacy policy to spot the things they're trying to sneak past the average punter. I'm currently researching for an new EV but finding that privacy is rarely covered in discussions (I've only seen Mozilla Foundation and Choice cover it at all).
Especially interested in anything relating to EVs in Australia.
Mozilla’s latest edition of *Privacy Not Included reveals how 25 major car brands collect and share deeply personal data, including sexual activity, facial expressions, and genetic and health information.
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🚗 Your car might know where you sleep. Literally.
Modern vehicles collect your driving habits, phone data—even pinpoint your home based on where you park.
📌 Privacy settings do exist, but they’re buried deep in menus.
📌 No federal law requires auto brands to protect your data.
📌 The FTC is watching, but until then—you should be too.
Your car knows more about you than your best friend.
Modern vehicles log your location, driving habits, voice commands, and even sync your contacts. Some send it all back to manufacturers—or worse, to third parties.
📌 Unpair your phone when renting or selling.
📌 Review your car’s data settings.
📌 Privacy isn’t just for phones.
"Finally, a day after downloading the app, I was able to shut off the data sharing in my car (confusingly, I had to do so in the car and not on the app, but only once I downloaded the app). It only took me a month."
Cars in general are a privacy nightmare, but the above is a particularly bad example. For a more general overview of just how data-hungry car manufacturers are getting, see:
https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/blog/privacy-nightmare-on-wheels-every-car-brand-reviewed-by-mozilla-including-ford-volkswagen-and-toyota-flunks-privacy-test/
And it doesn't help that the current level of cybersecurity expertise in car manufacturers is pretty woeful:
https://www.securityweek.com/16-car-makers-and-their-vehicles-hacked-telematics-apis-infrastructure/
Mozilla’s latest edition of *Privacy Not Included reveals how 25 major car brands collect and share deeply personal data, including sexual activity, facial expressions, and genetic and health information.
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