30 Sep 2026, Wed

Ford Patent Aims To Track Drivers Even When Tracking Is Off

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Ford, like several other automakers, has a somewhat unsettling history of wanting to monitor people’s movements. That troubling pattern continues with news that the Blue Oval has filed a patent for a tracking system designed to function even if a driver disables tracking on their vehicle.

The idea of a car that tracks owners against their wishes raises serious privacy concerns. As vehicles grow ever more connected, patents like this fuel worries about how much control drivers actually retain over the data their cars collect.

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