Every New Car Is a 'Privacy Nightmare,' Mozilla Researchers Conclude

Thanks to technological developments over the past decade, people can consider themselves increasingly safe, secure and protected while driving - the high level of technology built into modern cars makes long car journeys less taxing and smoother. However, sometimes it's better to be safe than sorry.

The Mozilla Foundation recently spent 600 hours of research studying 25 privacy policies of major automotive brands: none met the company's minimum standards for security and privacy. Ninety-two percent give drivers "little or no control over their personal data," and 84 percent share or sell personal data and "descriptions" based on the data collected, such as the user's intelligence, abilities and interests.

The worst among the analyzed brands is definitely Nissan, which says right away that it reserves the ability to collect and share user's sexual activity, data on health diagnoses, genetic information and other sensitive personal information for targeted marketing purposes.