Why Your Car Knows More About You Than Facebook

Episode 29 of The Privacy Podcast with Fexingo uncovers how modern vehicles collect and share vast amounts of personal data. Hosts Lucas and Luna reveal that the average connected car generates up to 25 gigabytes of data per hour — including location, driving habits, biometrics, and even in-cabin audio. They discuss a 2025 Mozilla investigation that rated all major car brands as 'privacy nightmares,' how insurers and data brokers buy vehicle data, and why existing privacy laws like GDPR and CCPA barely cover cars. Lucas explains the difference between telematics data collected by manufacturers and data shared with third parties, while Luna asks what listeners can do to protect themselves. They close with practical steps: checking your car's privacy portal, disabling data sharing in settings, and why you should treat your car like a smartphone when it comes to permissions. #ConnectedCars #VehiclePrivacy #DataBrokers #Telematics #CarData #GDPR #CCPA #Mozilla #PrivacyRights #Tracking #Insurance #Biometrics #LocationData #SmartCar #Technology #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #PrivacyPodcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo