Toyota is a leading automotive manufacturer with connected-car services that collect various user data.
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Toyota is a leading automotive manufacturer with connected-car services that collect various user data. The article provided discusses an FTC enforcement action against a peer automaker over location data practices, illustrating regulatory risk and the cybersecurity implications of data handling in the automotive sector.
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