Vehicle location data appears to identify people, addresses

While Otonomo’s vehicle location data is supposed to be pseudonymous, a Motherboard investigation linked the data to vehicle owners and movements, Vice reports. Data from Otonomo was used to track drivers’ locations and identify their likely home addresses and identities. Electronic Frontier Foundation Staff Attorney Adam Schwartz called the data a "privacy nightmare.” Otonomo’s Head of Content and Communications Jodi Joseph Asiag said, “privacy is at the core of our platform,” and its terms of service prohibit users from attempting to identify individuals.