Car Is a Smartphone on Wheels. Here's Who's Listening

This study shows that connected vehicles and their companion mobile apps transmit substantial amounts of consumer and vehicle data to manufacturers and, in many cases, undisclosed third parties—often including advertising and analytics partners. For CIOs and technology leaders, the key implication is that the car is now part of the enterprise data/privacy attack surface: IT organizations must treat vehicle ecosystems like any other digital product with strict third-party governance, data-minimization controls, and privacy/compliance oversight.