Next privacy trap for consumers? Their cars.

Consumer Reports warns that modern connected vehicles from manufacturers like GM, BMW, Tesla and others collect extensive telematics and driver-monitoring data (e.g., braking, steering, camera-based attention monitoring). The report highlights potential privacy risks, ambiguity in how the Driver Privacy Act applies to over-the-air data, and urges automakers to limit, disclose, and obtain consent for data collection and sharing, and to give owners control over their vehicle-generated data.