Consumer Reports delivered a petition to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) signed by nearly 30,000 Consumer Reports members who are seriously concerned about the privacy practices of several major auto manufacturers. The petition urged the FTC to investigate and hold these companies accountable for any unfair or deceptive practices that they may have engaged in.
As was originally reported in the New York Times, several auto manufacturers, including GM, collected consumer driving behavior and surreptitiously shared it with data brokers who then shared it with insurance companies that subsequently used it for rate-setting purposes.
More recently, an investigation by two members of Congress alleged that multiple auto manufacturers also collected and shared drivers’ location data by default when the vehicle’s internet connection was enabled.
To read the full letter and petition to the FTC, please see the attached document.