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A growing chorus of privacy advocates and politicians say automakers aren't doing enough to protect consumer data.
Mozilla Foundation , makers of the Firefox browser, call cars a privacy nightmare.
Nissan 's privacy policy is probably the most mind boggling, creepy , scary, sad, messed up privacy policy we have ever read, the group says.
McKinsey, the consultancy, estimated in 2016 that the vehicle data monetization market would be worth about $750 billion by 2030 .
Four out of five cars are sold with some personal data still on them.
McKinsey: Data brokers will sell extremely granular data on drivers, including metrics like heart rate and driver fatigue.
Nearly all brands available in the US today have some kind of problematic data policy or practice.
GM , Nissan , Toyota , Stalantis and BMW responded with statements saying they take customer privacy and data protection very seriously and comply with all applicable laws.
Nissan said previous reports suggesting otherwise misunderstood or mischaracterized our privacy practices.
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