REVscene Automotive Forum - View Single Post - Vehicle Data Collection - What Information is Your Car Recording and Transmitting?

Mancini · 12-18-2019, 01:25 PM

https://driving.ca/chevrolet/volt/au...vy-to-find-out

Modern cars are collecting telematics & driving habits, location history, phone address book entries, call history, pictures. What else? This information is stored on the vehicle and an unknown quantity is transmitted to manufacturers.

It’s entirely plausible that this information could become the subject of marketing, surveillance, litigation, and insurance ratings & usage, in ways that are adverse to individuals and privacy. Possibly in ways we can’t foresee. I get the impression manufacturers are compiling this data before they know what to do with it.

I can foresee this being passed off as metadata but that position has led to obscene privacy violations and I don’t trust it.

72% of people don’t know this data is being collected. Did we really give meaningful consent? What if my wife agreed to the terms? What is my rental car collecting about me? It seems to be full of holes. Can one even opt out without losing basic features?

Pipeda privacy regulations have rules around accountability, identifying purposes, consent, limiting collection, limiting use, disclosure and retention, openness, and individual access. It sounds like the Act isn’t being followed. I’m not sure if this information falls under the jurisdiction of pipeda, which is even more concerning. In the US the on-board info seems to have some legal safeguards but the transmitted data seems to be fair game.

Additional links:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/autos/...225-story.html

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/carmake...nd-selling-it/

I don’t want this info collected about me, my family, or my car. Does opting out really turn off the switch?

12-18-2019, 01:25 PM	#1
Mancini I heart Revscene.net very Muchie Join Date: May 2001 Location: Vancouver Posts: 3,924 Thanked 304 Times in 155 Posts Failed 116 Times in 29 Posts	Vehicle Data Collection - What Information is Your Car Recording and Transmitting? https://driving.ca/chevrolet/volt/au...vy-to-find-out Modern cars are collecting telematics & driving habits, location history, phone address book entries, call history, pictures. What else? This information is stored on the vehicle and an unknown quantity is transmitted to manufacturers. It’s entirely plausible that this information could become the subject of marketing, surveillance, litigation, and insurance ratings & usage, in ways that are adverse to individuals and privacy. Possibly in ways we can’t foresee. I get the impression manufacturers are compiling this data before they know what to do with it. I can foresee this being passed off as metadata but that position has led to obscene privacy violations and I don’t trust it. 72% of people don’t know this data is being collected. Did we really give meaningful consent? What if my wife agreed to the terms? What is my rental car collecting about me? It seems to be full of holes. Can one even opt out without losing basic features? Pipeda privacy regulations have rules around accountability, identifying purposes, consent, limiting collection, limiting use, disclosure and retention, openness, and individual access. It sounds like the Act isn’t being followed. I’m not sure if this information falls under the jurisdiction of pipeda, which is even more concerning. In the US the on-board info seems to have some legal safeguards but the transmitted data seems to be fair game. Additional links: http://www.chicagotribune.com/autos/...225-story.html https://www.cbsnews.com/news/carmake...nd-selling-it/ I don’t want this info collected about me, my family, or my car. Does opting out really turn off the switch?