technology1 min read
Study finds many new cars share your data with third-party companies
The report analyzed traffic from 21 vehicles and 30 automaker apps.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...
Ghana
AI summary
Sign in to read the summary
The report analyzed traffic from 21 vehicles and 30 automaker apps.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.
Follow the story
About this article
- Length
- 68 words · 1 min read
- Published
- October 12, 2026
- Source
- Ghanamma