The same cameras and sensors used for advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) might also be sending information over a cellular connection you might not know your car had to a company you’ve probably never heard of.
How that data is used will depend on who gets their hands on it, and could lead to massive profits. Analysts say that data collected from cars could turn into a $750 billion industry over the next decade.
Privacy and data collection experts believe that insurers could use harvested data to raise rates for drivers, landlords could choose to raise rents in neighborhoods with lots of luxury cars, credit reporting firms could make inferences about people who live on streets with less lighting or more potholes, and law enforcement agencies could target pedestrians, homeless encampments, or public gatherings.
Read the article at Consumer Reports.