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Nissan NissanConnect

Nissan Motor Co. · Connected Car

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7.4Surveillance
Index
Policy — what its policy permitsF
Evidence — what research provesF

Mozilla named this its worst-rated car brand: the policy lists sexual orientation, sexual activity, precise geolocation, health diagnoses and genetic information among data it may collect, share, and even sell.

Why this rating

Mozilla named Nissan the single worst-rated car brand it has ever reviewed, citing a policy that claims the right to collect, share and even sell sexual orientation, sexual activity, health diagnoses and genetic information.

What it is

Manufacturer
Nissan Motor Co.
Category
Connected Car
Model years
2015-present
Market status
Current
Companion app
NissanConnect

The evidence 2

Independent research, regulatory action, lawsuits, breaches and journalism about this device — the "what actually happens" axis. Each links to its source.

  1. Ngo review · Mozilla Foundation · 2023-09-01

    Mozilla named Nissan its single worst-rated car brand, citing a policy that claims rights to collect and even sell sexual orientation, sexual activity and genetic information.

    Why it matters here: Dedicated Mozilla review of Nissan documents its extraordinarily permissive data-collection policy language.

  2. Ngo review · Mozilla Foundation · 2023-09-01

    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 review names Nissan the single worst-rated car brand reviewed.

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.

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