NEW YORK (AP) — Data collected by Tesla on the driver and vehicle in the Las Vegas Cybertruck explosion and then shared with law enforcement has shined a spotlight on a difficult ethical question for the auto industry: Are companies violating your privacy rights? Many cars now not only know where you’ve been, they have access to your contacts, your call logs, your texts and other sensitive information. Privacy experts say the benefits for catching criminals is obvious, but not so clear is where to draw the line. Some are calling for federal law to protect consumer data.
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