A privacy rights agency in California will review the practice by vehicle manufacturers to collect private information from drivers, officials recently announced.
The California Privacy Protection Agency 2020’s enforcement division will ask manufacturers about their user data collection, including location sharing, web-based entertainment, smartphone use, and cameras.
The vehicles often gather driver locations, personal preferences, and details about their daily lives, according to a press release published by the agency on July 31.
“Modern vehicles are effectively connected computers on wheels,” said Ashkan Soltani, the agency’s executive director. “They’re able to collect a wealth of information via built-in apps, sensors, and cameras, which can monitor people both inside and near the vehicle.”
The agency is looking into whether the car companies are complying with California privacy law when they collect and use vehicle data, according to Soltani.
