The cars on our roads today are becoming increasingly technologically advanced, and it is now standard practice for cars to offer features that make our drive smoother and more entertaining, such as built-in sat navigation, hands-free and Bluetooth audio.
But behind the luxury, these features are powered by a complex background of artificial intelligence and reams of computer code driven by a massive amount of data, which means that our connected cars can collect copious amounts of personal information on us drivers, from our phone numbers and address to our location history and music taste.
In a survey from Which? of more than 14,000 drivers, 79% of drivers revealed that they don’t take measures to remove data and return the car to its factory settings before selling it, which means that their data could be accessed and breached by future vehicle owners.
But luckily, erasing your data from your connected car is a super easy process. Following on from a recent report on connected cars, Alex Kindred, car insurance expert at Confused.com, has shared his seven tips on erasing your data and protecting yourself:
It’s also vital that you wipe the previous owners’ data when buying a new car if they haven’t already done so. Because it may mean they still have control over some vehicle elements, some vehicles nowadays have external control from apps where you can stop and start the engine, turn on the air-con, and track the vehicle’s location.
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Here are the car brands that collect the most data about their drivers:
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