New study finds cars send driver data to Big Tech companies, including locations, VINs, and other identifiers.

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> General Motors, Honda, Nissan, and Stellantis (which owns 14 auto brands, including Chrysler, Dodge, Fiat, and Jeep), said some recipients of driver data were prohibited from independently using or selling any data they are provided. But the Northeastern researchers found those restrictions aren’t necessarily effective: After they showed their findings to Honda, the company instructed one of its vendors, Amplitude, to delete all of the location data it had received and stopped sending it going forward.

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