More Americans are pulling their consumer disclosure reports to learn what their car might be collecting about them.
As more cars get connected, consumers worry about their privacy protections against data collectionAnn Arbor, MI — With dedicated careers in the nonprofit sector, Ryan Bates and his wife never expected the first car they purchased to be a high-tech, electric vehicle.What they didn’t know, however, was their brand-new 2023 Chevy Bolt EUV, with its innovative features, would also be gathering a wealth of information about their driving habits.
Ryan Bates provided InvestigateTV with one page of his 200-page report on information that General Motors was collecting about his driving habits.“Was I braking hard because a kid ran into the street? Or was I braking hard because I’m a bad driver?” Bates questioned. “Was I speeding up to pass an accident on the highway, or was I speeding up because I’m irresponsible? This report doesn’t say any of that.
“Who owns who, right? Do I own the car, or does the car own me? When the car’s selling this much information to a data broker, it’s like I’m the product,” Bates said. Center for Auto Safety executive director Michael Brooks believes that federal laws need to be created to define who owns the data that's being collected from a vehicle.Brooks emphasized that the data collected by cars goes beyond what many consumers may realize. From key fobs to opening and closing doors and even activating windshield wipers, all these actions are being tracked, he warned.
He does believe, however, that if the information isn’t identifiable, it could be helpful to keep the roads safe.
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