On the Road to Risk: Connected Cars Put Drivers’ Privacy and Safety in Harm’s Way

Researchers at Northeastern University in partnership with Consumer Reports recently published a study evaluating connected car privacy risks.

Connected car data can be misused in contravention of drivers’ expectations, and can pose safety risks, especially in the DV context.

Insufficient privacy protections for connected car data threaten all drivers’ privacy and safety by enabling location tracking to sensitive locations like medical clinics or places of worship, and connected car data can even impact insurance premiums.

Enforcement and Litigation Enforcement actions and private litigation underscore connected car privacy as both a survivor safety and consumer protection issue.

Conclusion Connected car privacy is both a critical domestic violence safety issue and a universal consumer protection challenge.