New cars today are loaded with high-tech features for car shoppers, from their own operating systems to navigation and remote unlock.
Almost every new vehicle collects different types of details about you — and they will share and sell that data, according to a September report by Mozilla, a data privacy advocate, which looked at the privacy practices of 25 different car brands.
Only two car brands currently allow users to delete their personal data, Mozilla found: Renault and Dacia.
"This is still kind of the 'Wild, Wild West' of data collection and aggregation," said Theresa Payton, the founder, president and chief executive officer of Fortalice Solutions, a cybersecurity advisory firm.
While it remains to be difficult to do your own research, there are three steps car shoppers can take as they assess potential new cars, experts say.
Persons:
Ivan Drury, Theresa Payton, Tom McParland, Said Drury
Organizations:
Mozilla, Finance, Renault, Dacia, Fortalice Solutions, Automatch Consulting
Locations:
Edmunds, West