Mercedes-Benz me connect
Mercedes-Benz Group · Connected Car
✓ Reviewed
Index
Collects Driver Behavior Info including seat-belt use, acceleration, braking habits and precise geolocation, sharing with content/traffic providers and law enforcement for stolen-vehicle assistance.
Why this rating
Mercedes-Benz's me connect collects seat-belt use, acceleration, braking habits and precise geolocation shared with content/traffic providers and law enforcement for stolen-vehicle assistance, failing Mozilla's privacy review like all reviewed brands.
What it is
- GPS / location
- Requires a cloud account
- Works offline
- Manufacturer
- Mercedes-Benz Group
- Category
- Connected Car
- Model years
- 2015-present
- Market status
- Current
- Companion app
- Mercedes me
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 Mercedes-Benz 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.