In October, the Conference of the Data Protection Commissioners issued a resolution (source document in German) on the combination of data gathered by car technologies and their disclosure to interested parties, including car insurances or employers. In addition to discussing the application of data minimization and data security to the automotive industry, the resolution also emphasizes the need for driver and owner control of any data processing.

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