Coverage dated October 12, 2026

Is your car reading your texts? Only the auto industry knows for sure

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Your car may know more about you than you realize. A series of federal lawsuits involving Honda, Toyota, Volkswagen, General Motors, and Ford alleged that vehicle infotainment systems downloaded and permanently stored private text messages and call logs from phones connected to the car.

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    Your car may know more about you than you realize. A series of federal lawsuits involving Honda, Toyota, Volkswagen, General Motors, and Ford alleged that vehicle infotainment systems downloaded and permanently stored private text messages and call logs from phones connected to the car.

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