It was held by the non-profit organization Mozilla Foundation, presenting the report “Privacy Not Included” (Privacy Not Included, PNI). It looks at 25 major automakers whose cars seem to collect too much information about users, more than a smartphone or a smart home. And many of them don’t care about privacy.
Mozilla found that 84 percent of automakers share or sell data to third parties. Another 56 percent of companies are willing to provide data to government agencies – even on “informal requests.” In 92 percent of cases, car owners cannot influence this.
Many manufacturers claim that the information they collect serves the purpose of improving quality and improving safety. However, machines also collect and transmit other data – medical, genetic, about routes and songs, about finances, immigration status, and even intimate life.
The anti-leaders in terms of data collection and storage are Tesla, Nissan and Hyundai, and the most reliable are Renault, Dacia and BMW. According to PNI program director Jen Caltrider, the new machines are a “nightmare on wheels” that can spread personal information without the user’s knowledge. The notion of a car as a personal space is wrong, he added.
Meanwhile, employees of the Russian KamAZ were banned from using Apple products for official purposes. It’s not just about iPhones: they also have to leave watches, tablets and laptops at home. As management explained in a corporate newspaper, American gadgets “are not reliable enough in terms of information security.”
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