Back in 2017, police found a lifeless body in a cornfield. His name was Ronald French. He was an auto mechanic and a grandfather of aid. The medical examiner said that he was murdered. For two years, the case was in progress. They couldn't find their killer. Then one day, a detective on the case learned about digital vehicle forensics. It's a new field

that extracts data from your car's onboard computers. So detectives turned to Ronald French's car,

which was stolen at the time of his death. They combed through the car's data and found that

someone played music at the time of the murder. There they were, just time-stamped voice recordings.

Someone used the car's hands-free system to play the music. And here's the problem. The voice

didn't belong to Ronald French. It belonged to his best friend, who police arrested and charged

with his murder. Just think, if they hadn't looked to the car, the killer may have slipped away.

Our cars are like portable computers.

They're always online.

They're listening to our voices.

They're tracking our movements.

They're trying to anticipate our needs.

It's helpful, but it can also be unsettling.

Just remember, whenever you connect your devices, you do sacrifice your data for the sake of convenience.

And all of this data is insanely profitable.

So what do car companies do with all of your data?

How is it even legal?

Well, we're going to give you all the details in today's episode.

We're going to speak with a privacy lawyer who specializes in transportation data.

You're going to learn about all the secrets that your car knows about you.

We're going to talk about what's going on, what you can do about it.

I'm Kim Commando, and this is tech you should know.

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