BMW ConnectedDrive / CarData
BMW Group · Connected Car
✓ Reviewed
Index
Logs position, movement, speed and driving-habit data, provides anonymized traffic data to third parties, and received a Mozilla failing grade alongside every other major car brand reviewed.
Why this rating
BMW's ConnectedDrive/CarData logs position, speed and driving-habit data and shares anonymized traffic data with third parties; it failed Mozilla's review alongside every other major car brand.
What it is
- GPS / location
- Requires a cloud account
- Works offline
- Manufacturer
- BMW Group
- Category
- Connected Car
- Model years
- 2013-present
- Market status
- Current
- Companion app
- My BMW App
The evidence 1
Independent research, regulatory action, lawsuits, breaches and journalism about this device — the "what actually happens" axis. Each links to its source.
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Mozilla's *Privacy Not Included* review found all 25 major car brands failed its privacy standards, the worst category it had ever reviewed.
Why it matters here: Mozilla's car review failed BMW along with all reviewed brands.
Descriptive, cited, not legal advice; ratings are versioned and corrections create a new version. Data from the IoT Info Grabber DB research project, CC BY-SA 4.0.