Automakers Sold Driver Data To Insurance Companies For Next To Nothing

Automakers Sold Driver Data To Insurance Companies For Next To Nothing

Your car has been spying on you and collecting data. That alone is worrying to many, but a recent letter sent to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) by two U.S. Senators show something even more sinister: That data is being sold for pennies on the dollar to insurance companies. The 2024 Hyundai Santa Fe XRT … Read more

Here’s How GM Was Able To Spy On The Driving Habits Of Millions Of Its Customers

Here’s How GM Was Able To Spy On The Driving Habits Of Millions Of Its Customers

We’ve previously reported on how General Motors has been collecting and selling the data of millions of drivers to the insurance industry, but now it seems the New York Times reporter who first broke the story also got caught up in this spying. This happened to her and her husband in their 2023 Chevy Bolt … Read more

Your Car Is ‘The Worst’ At Protecting Your Data

Your Car Is ‘The Worst’ At Protecting Your Data

Ever since tech companies learned that data can be sold for dollars, modern gadgets have collected every iota of user info possible just to sell off to the highest bidder. Your car has long been part of this data-sharing network, but it seems its part is larger than most of us would suspect — in … Read more