Carfax, Inc. faced an early loss in a closely-watched privacy case under the federal Driver’s Privacy Protection Act (DPPA), after a judge in Maryland refused to throw out a proposed class action alleging the company sold drivers’ personal information sourced from crash and vehicle records. The plaintiff alleges that Carfax obtained his DPPA-protected personal information
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Data Sharing in Connected Cars
By Kelly Frye Barnett on
Posted in Autonomous Vehicles, Data Privacy
In the age of web-connected vehicles, the consumer’s relationship with the vehicle’s manufacturer takes on a whole new meaning. Not only does the relationship exist for the purpose of vehicle maintenance or future repairs, but the consumer also serves as a rolling information bank to the manufacturer. Indeed, nearly every new vehicle is by default…