Cars Become Gadget-ized, Govt. Warns On Privacy Risk

The article summarizes a GAO report that finds many automakers do not follow industry-recommended privacy practices for connected vehicles, leaving consumers unclear about how vehicle and location data are collected, de-identified, shared, and purged. It highlights vague privacy policies, lack of accountability measures, and calls for federal guidance from agencies like the FTC and NTIA, but does not describe an active cyber incident or technical exploitation.