In today’s world, mostly everybody has a clue on what devices and apps are tracking us, when they’re doing it, and why they’re doing it. However, perhaps one of the lesser known everyday objects surveilling us are our cars. Hidden deep away in contractual agreements and terms of service are provisions that allow these companies to collect all types of different data. As automobile companies continue operating more and more like tech companies and implementing certain new technological features, the risk of their surveillance practices grow alongside it.

In today’s episode, we hear from Misha Rykov of *Privacy Not Included under the Mozilla foundation. This group was the first notable report on automobile companies and the invasions of privacy that they practice today. Hear about Misha’s work with the team, and the research process that has led to follow ups by other major news platforms, and their contributions to Senator Ed Markey’s SPY Car proposal (The first real attempt to stop invasions and data collecting in cars). Also, listen to Allen Issa, an owner of a car that is run by perhaps the leader in privacy issues in the automobile industry. Hear his initial impressions of buying his car, his perspective on potential privacy invasions, and who he thinks might be the biggest culprits.

Learn more about *Privacy Not Included and Misha's work here: https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/privacynotincluded/

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