”American drivers deserve better,” said Senate Privacy Subcommittee...
"American drivers deserve better,” said Senate Privacy Subcommittee Chairman Al Franken, D-Minn., in a letter (http://1.usa.gov/1dwv1V9) to Ford Motor Co. about the company’s mixed statements last week on its in-car data collection practices, said a news release from Franken’s office…
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Tuesday (http://1.usa.gov/1j6fkWZ). Franken criticized statements made by Jim Farley, Ford global marketing and sales vice president, last week, said the release. “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,” said Farley, according to the release. Afterwards, Farley clarified his remarks, saying, “"We do not track our customers in their cars without their approval or their consent,” according to the release. “He did not, however, seem to take back his claim that Ford ‘[doesn’t] supply that data to anyone,’ although you have made recent comments clarifying that this data may be shared with user consent,” said Franken, according to the release. On Jan. 6, the Government Accountability Office released a report (http://1.usa.gov/1aIwOR1) that said that some in-car navigation companies aren’t adequately disclosing the use of a consumer’s data location.