AI · SEMICONDUCTOR · FACT CHECK
SKD WIREPartly True
A widely circulated claim that most connected cars collect and sell drivers' personal information without authorization has been assessed as partly true, based on a review of two primary sources.
The claim, phrased in Korean as "커넥티드카 대부분, 운전자 정보 무단 판매" — most connected cars sell driver data without permission — circulated alongside an image from KIA Media and a Hyundai news thumbnail related to the Pleos platform.
The fact-check examined two primary sources on connected-car data practices. The review concluded that the blanket assertion is too sweeping: while some connected-car services have faced scrutiny over the collection and commercial use of driver data, the claim that most vehicles sell such information without authorization does not hold in full across the industry.
Details such as which manufacturers were implicated and the scale of any data sales could not be fully substantiated, and the original claim's absolute framing — "most" and "unauthorized sale" — remained unconfirmed in its strongest form.
Verdict: Partly True