A recent report from the New York Times says Subaru is one of the car brands sharing driving data with insurance companies. From what I gathered, Subaru only shares odometer readings, while GM shares much more.
Does anyone have more details on this? If Subaru is doing this, is there a way to opt out?
In the MySubaru app, under Legal Disclaimers, there’s a ‘Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information’ form. Anyone know if that actually stops the data sharing?
Kase said:
In the MySubaru app, under Legal Disclaimers, there’s a ‘Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information’ form. Anyone know if that actually stops the data sharing?
Kase said:
In the MySubaru app, under Legal Disclaimers, there’s a ‘Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information’ form. Anyone know if that actually stops the data sharing?
Here’s the email I got after opting out:
Thank you for contacting Subaru to exercise your privacy rights. We will begin fulfilling your requests, including:
Right to Know: Once verified, we will provide details on how your data is collected, processed, shared, or sold.
Right to Opt Out: We will stop sharing your data with third parties and notify them to stop as well.
Right to Be Forgotten: We will delete personal data that is not legally required to be kept.
If you want to change your request, contact Subaru at 1-800-SUBARU3. Some requests may take up to 45 days to process.
AlexJordan1 said: @Rafe
I just submitted mine too. Kinda worried about the ‘Right to Be Forgotten’ part. Will this mess with my account or access to MySubaru features?
You should be fine. I haven’t noticed any issues so far.
AlexJordan1 said: @Rafe
I just submitted mine too. Kinda worried about the ‘Right to Be Forgotten’ part. Will this mess with my account or access to MySubaru features?
Kase said:
In the MySubaru app, under Legal Disclaimers, there’s a ‘Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information’ form. Anyone know if that actually stops the data sharing?
I checked my app but couldn’t find the opt-out form anywhere. Can someone tell me exactly where it is?
Auto shops already share data with Carfax. Since I never agreed to anything with Carfax, I have no idea if they share my info with insurance companies too. Feels like everyone just trades data without permission.
beky said:
Car companies can access DMV records, so they don’t even need built-in tracking to get mileage info.
That makes sense, but this kind of data-sharing seems newer. Usually, when companies say ‘90% of our cars are still on the road,’ they’re talking about older vehicles.