Your car is a smartphone on wheels: A team of researchers tested 21 vehicles and found that all of them transmitted data to a third-party domain. And over half were pinging advertising companies.

www.consumerreports.org

Your car is a smartphone on wheels: A team of researchers tested 21 vehicles and found that all of them transmitted data to a third-party domain. And over half were pinging advertising companies.

www.consumerreports.org

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Your Car Is Sharing Data With Big Tech Companies, Study Finds - Consumer Reports

www.consumerreports.org

New study finds cars send driver data to Big Tech companies, including locations, VINs, and other identifiers.

Data sent by vehicles and companion apps included locations, VINs, and other identifiers. Amazon, Google, Meta, and Microsoft were among the top receivers of driver data.

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