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The Privacy Threats of Connected Cars, from (20240602.)

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Summary

Connected cars, with their increasing connectivity, have the ability to collect a significant amount of sensitive data about drivers. This data can include personal information such as biometrics, location, and video. Privacy advocates have raised concerns about the potential abuse of this data, including stalking and impacting insurance rates. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has been actively involved in addressing privacy concerns related to connected cars and has highlighted issues such as data security and unexpected secondary uses of data. Recent enforcement actions by the FTC have demonstrated their commitment to protecting consumers against illegal data collection, use, and disclosure. To avoid harming consumers, companies should refrain from collecting sensitive information unless absolutely necessary and should prioritize the implementation of privacy safeguards.

Keywords

• connected cars
• data collection
• privacy concerns
• FTC
• location data
• sensitive information
• enforcement actions
• data disclosure
• automated decisions
• safeguards

Themes

• Connected Cars and Data Collection
• Privacy and Consumer Protection
• FTC Enforcement Actions

Signals

Signal	Change	10y horizon	Driving force
Connected cars collecting sensitive personal data	Increased privacy concerns and threats to personal data	Stricter regulations and safeguards in place for data collection and use	Privacy and security concerns
FTC taking action against illegal collection, use, and disclosure of personal data	Increased enforcement and protection of consumer data rights	More stringent regulations and penalties for data misuse	Consumer protection and privacy rights
Surreptitious disclosure of sensitive information can be unfair	Increased scrutiny and consequences for improper data disclosure	Companies required to protect and properly use consumer data	Consumer privacy and protection
Using sensitive data for automated decisions may be unlawful	Stricter regulations and consequences for harmful automated decisions	Increased accountability and safeguards in automated decision-making	Harm prevention and consumer protection
Companies avoiding collection of sensitive information	Shift towards minimizing data collection and safeguarding consumer privacy	Increased focus on privacy-by-design and data minimization practices	Consumer privacy protection and ethical business practices.

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