Your Last Car May Be Giving Criminals Your Valuable Personal Data

As cars grow more dependent upon computer-controlled driving aids and automakers implement permanent internet connectivity, we’ve grown increasingly concerned with how automakers handle their customer’s data.

It sounds conspiratorial, but there’s a series of events to hang the tinfoil hat on. In 2017, General Motors announced it had successfully monitored the listening habits of 90,000 motorists in a study aimed at improving marketing insights. It also rejiggered OnStar and introduced the Marketplace app for seamless in-car purchasing options. Our take was that it was as impressive as it was ominous — and GM is only leading the charge into a what analysts believe will eventually become a multi-billion dollar industry.

skytop - 4/2/2019 8:41:01 PM

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It so happens that my 1972 Chevy pick up has promised me never to devulge any of my personal information. I trust the ol' gal to keep her word.

MDarringer - 4/2/2019 9:30:51 PM

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engine?

Vette71 - 4/3/2019 10:00:13 AM

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Funny story. I know a woman who bought a used Lexus with built in GPS. Early on when asked "Where to?" punched "Home". It took her to the previous owners house.

valhallakey - 4/3/2019 6:55:08 PM

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I bought a 924S Special Edition from a dealer lot in Ohio and they would not give me any of the maintenance etc... paper work on the car because it had the previous owners name, address etc... I had asked them to black it out but they had thrown it out by that time. Maybe Matt knows, is this a common practice among dealers to help preventious owners keep their privacy? Is it a law in some states or???