However, beneath this veneer lies a grave threat to individual privacy, connected cars have essentially become “surveillance devices on wheels” with manufacturers exploiting vast quantities of sensitive personal data. Mozilla’s investigation into 25 car brands revealed that every single one collected excessive amounts of personal data, ranging from location and driving habits to deeply intimate details, including potentially sensitive information tied to health or even gene-related data. If left unchecked, driving a connected car may soon feel no different than living in a glass house—every mile, conversation, and decision exposed to a web of invisible watchers profiting at our expense.