These car companies started spying on you

If you thought your phone is spying on you, wait until you see what your car companies know about you and also what they're allowed to do with that information. The Mozilla Foundation, a privacy nonprofit, reviewed 25 major car brands. Every single one failed the privacy test, all 25. That has never happened before in the entire history of that guide in any product category they've ever tested. Depending on the brand, the car reserves the right to collect your precise location history, Your voice, your facial expressions, your weight, your health information, even genetic information. Some brands even track your sexual activity. They're pulling it from cameras, microphones, seat sensors, the telematics units, the dealership, the app, every phone you've ever paired to it. And most of those brands reserve the right to share or sell what they've collected. Here's what makes it hard to fight. You can't really opt out. Refusing usually means connected features stop working, and you agreed to all that when you signed the paperwork. So do this instead. Go into your car settings and turn off data sharing wherever it lets you. Delete paired phones you don't use anymore. And when you sell it, factory reset the infotainment system because otherwise your entire location history goes with the car. If you found this helpful, make sure to share it with someone who's about to buy a new car.