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Study Finds Many New Cars Share Your Data With Third-Party Companies
According to the Northeastern University study, 19 of 21 vehicles contacted at least one third party, including advertising and tracking domains.
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The report analyzed traffic from 21 vehicles and 30 automaker apps.
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Pinterest probably doesn't need your car's VIN, but General Motors' apps were sending it there anyway — and to Snap, Yahoo, Meta, Google and the data broker Acxiom. At least, that's according to a recent study from Northeastern University, which tested 21 late-model cars and 30 automaker apps on Consumer Reports' fleet between October 2024 and August 2025.
Nineteen of those cars sent data to at least…
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