Policy2 hOctober 12, 2026, 05:45

Study: 19 of 21 new cars share data with third-party companies

Northeastern University researchers tested 21 late-model cars and 30 automaker apps between October 2024 and August 2025. Nineteen cars sent data to at least one third party, and seven apps passed identifiers like VINs, emails and precise locations to ad and analytics firms; four of those apps belong to GM.

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Study: 19 of 21 new cars share data with third-party companies

19 of 21 cars sent data to third parties over Wi-Fi
7 apps shared VINs, emails and precise locations with ad firms
Four GM apps sent VINs to 10 companies, including Microsoft and Adobe
HondaLink sent VINs and location to analytics firm Amplitude

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