I'm genuinely surprised when I find out that people don't know most new cars content a cellular modem and collect huge amounts of data about you. In the US, there were no regulations at all about what car makers could do with that data. In the EU, it's covered by GDPR but the consent gets buried.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/12/17/what-does-your-car-know-about-you-we-hacked-chevy-find-out/
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