Kia Connected Services
Kia Corporation · Connected Car
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Index
Its privacy policy explicitly states it can collect 'sex life' information and shares data as required or permitted by law; named alongside GM and Honda in the NYT LexisNexis investigation.
Why this rating
Kia's privacy policy explicitly states it can collect 'sex life' information and the automaker joined LexisNexis's Telematics Exchange in 2024, placing it squarely in the industry-wide driving-data broker pipeline flagged by Mozilla.
What it is
- GPS / location
- Requires a cloud account
- Works offline
- Manufacturer
- Kia Corporation
- Category
- Connected Car
- Model years
- 2018-present
- Market status
- Current
- Companion app
- Kia Connect
The evidence 2
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 failing car-brand review includes Kia.
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LexisNexis press release confirming Kia joined its Telematics Exchange program supplying driving-behavior data to insurers.
Why it matters here: LexisNexis press release confirms Kia's enrollment in the Telematics Exchange broker pipeline.
Where your data goes
Third parties this device's data has flowed to, and on what basis. An ended tag means the flow has verifiably stopped — it stays listed for the record.
- LexisNexis Risk Solutions
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.