Some of you are wondering how the cars collect and share this if they have no internet connection. A lot of this data is actually collected through other means, and when you are in touch with a dealership. So it’s direct contact but also info they proactively collect through social media (not kidding! I just read Nissan’s privacy notice again) and credit reporting entities. If you have downloaded one of their apps, the internet connection is right there.

Of course, a lot more cars than you imagine have internet connections, and cars have had some sort of onboard computer since the 1970s. A lot of data is stored until it can be accessed or uploaded. And you often don’t even have to press buttons for something to be logged. Sensors are always on, marketed as making you safer, but also saving data to be sold to third parties.

So car companies may also combine information collected about you from your car with personal information they get from third parties. Then they can share (or even sell) that information, and any “inferences” they made based on it, to all kinds of businesses

And here’s another kicker… just by sitting in a vehicle that uses NissanConnect services, you agree to have your data collected by Nissan. So if you hitch a ride with a friend’s Nissan, you are on Nissan’s radar. The privacy policy makes it the responsibility of the owner to disclose this to anyone travelling in their car.

https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/privacynotincluded/articles/what-data-does-my-car-collect-about-me-and-where-does-it-go/