Modern cars are a data privacy ‘nightmare’ says study


The California-based Mozilla Foundation reviewed 25 car brands and said none of them fully satisfied its standards on privacy and that no other product category had ever received as poor a review. — AFP

WASHINGTON: The world’s most popular car brands are a data “privacy nightmare”, collecting and selling personal information in an age when driving is going increasingly digital, a study showed on Sept 6.

The California-based Mozilla Foundation reviewed 25 car brands and said none of them fully satisfied its standards on privacy and that no other product category had ever received as poor a review, including makers of sex toys or mental health apps.

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