Your car is following you - how to reclaim your data privacy on the open road

**Executive summary:** The article explains that modern vehicles collect extensive personal and vehicle data — including GPS/location, travel patterns, driving behavior, biometric and camera/audio captures, phone and infotainment data, and vehicle diagnostics — which manufacturers, insurers, and data brokers may store, share, or sell; it outlines research examples and regulatory concern and provides practical steps consumers can take to limit data sharing (choose vehicles carefully, review T&Cs, revoke permissions, file privacy requests, and opt out of telemetry programs).