big auto is watching you

Posted on: Fri, 01/10/2014 - 09:36 By: Tom Swiss

And this is why I'd rather have a GPS system that's sold separately and that can't be easily cross-referenced to my car.

Ford Exec: 'We Know Everyone Who Breaks The Law' Thanks To Our GPS In Your Car (Business Insider)

Farley was trying to describe how much data Ford has on its customers, and illustrate the fact that the company uses very little of it in order to avoid raising privacy concerns: "We know everyone who breaks the law, we know when you're doing it. We have GPS in your car, so we know what you're doing. By the way, we don't supply that data to anyone," he told attendees.

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Farley himself then walked back the statement, saying "I absolutely left the wrong impression about how Ford operates. We do not track our customers in their cars without their approval or consent."