Your connected car may collect location, driving behavior, and other sensitive information, then transmit some of it through the vehicle maker’s services. What is collected and where it goes varies by vehicle, equipment, settings, accounts, and the applicable privacy notice. To limit sharing, check the privacy controls for your exact car and service, review linked accounts, and clear stored information before transferring the vehicle.
What data can a connected car collect?
Depending on its equipment and connected features, a vehicle may collect precise location, telematics and driving-behavior data, biometrics, or video. Some information can be associated with a vehicle identification number (VIN) or another identifier that can be linked to a person. Ford’s U.S. privacy notice says some information may instead be transmitted in de-identified form, and that transmission depends on the vehicle’s equipment, features, software, settings, connected services, and user selections. Ford’s U.S. privacy notice
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There is no single collection profile for all cars. A feature that depends on an automaker’s connected service may involve different data and settings from a feature that operates without that service. Check the notice for your vehicle and services rather than assuming that every connected car collects the same information.
Why location and driving data can matter
Location history can reveal more than a route: depending on its detail, it may show recurring trips, driving habits, visits to sensitive places, or travel through high-crime areas. Telematics can also record behavior such as speeding or braking. The Congressional Research Service notes that insurers may use this kind of information in rate decisions; that possibility does not mean every insurer receives every driver’s data or uses it in the same way. Congressional Research Service overview of connected-car data
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Data may also be disclosed to service providers or other third parties under applicable terms. Access by law-enforcement or other government entities can involve different legal processes, including warrants, subpoenas, or purchases; it is not accurate to assume that every request requires a warrant.
The FTC has warned that collection and disclosure of sensitive information can threaten privacy and financial welfare. Its staff has put the preventive principle plainly: “The easiest way that companies can avoid harming consumers from the collection, use, and sharing of sensitive information is by simply not collecting it in the first place.” FTC staff on connected-vehicle privacy and security
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In January 2026, the FTC finalized an order settling allegations that GM and OnStar collected, used, and sold precise geolocation and driving-behavior data without adequate notice and affirmative consent. The order is specific to those companies; it does not automatically impose the same requirements on every automaker. FTC announcement of the finalized GM/OnStar order
Under the 20-year order, GM must obtain affirmative express consent before collecting, using, or sharing connected-vehicle data, subject to listed exceptions. It also requires consumer data-request and deletion processes, an opt-out for geolocation and driver-behavior collection subject to limited exceptions, and a way to disable precise-location collection in certain vehicles. Separately, the order bars disclosure of specified geolocation and driver-behavior data to consumer reporting agencies for five years.
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- Find the vehicle-specific privacy notice. Start with the automaker’s current privacy notice and the terms for any connected service you use. Look for the data categories collected, purposes, recipients, retention, and available consent or opt-out controls.
- Review in-car privacy and connectivity settings. Check the vehicle’s settings for connected services, location, data sharing, and privacy. Names and effects vary by make, model, equipment, software version, and service; consult the owner’s manual if a control is unclear.
- Check the connected-services account. Review enrollment, linked drivers, and account-level sharing choices. A phone app and the vehicle’s connected account are not necessarily the same thing: Ford says deleting its mobile app alone does not disable certain account-linked data sharing.
- Decide feature by feature. Disabling a connected feature can limit the data it needs to operate, but may also affect that feature’s functionality. Check what a setting changes before relying on it as a complete disconnection from all data collection.
- Use available data controls. Where the maker provides them, use the account or notice instructions to request access to or deletion of data, or to opt out of specified collection or sharing.
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Before transferring a connected vehicle, remove account associations and clear stored information using the manufacturer’s instructions. A car may retain preferences or imported information such as an address book, so check its manual and in-car reset options rather than assuming that removing an app or signing out is enough.
Ford recommends removing a vehicle from associated Ford or Lincoln accounts or performing a master/factory reset in the described circumstances. Its guidance is Ford-specific; consult the manual and settings for other makes. A reset should not be treated as proof that all remote collection has stopped. Ford’s U.S. privacy notice and connected-vehicle guidance
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Before enabling a connected service—or when reviewing one you already use—look for clear answers to these questions in the notice, account controls, and manual:
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- Is collection optional, and how is consent requested or withdrawn?
- Who receives the data, including service providers and other third parties? Could specified data be provided to consumer reporting agencies or used in insurance decisions?
- Can you disable connectivity or location collection without losing features you rely on?
- Can you request access or deletion, and how do retention and account-removal controls work?
- Do the answers change by model year, equipment, software version, or subscription?
Privacy notices and vehicle software can change, so use the current documents for your exact vehicle and service. Privacy rights also vary by state and country; this U.S.-centered overview does not establish the rules that apply in every jurisdiction.
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