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German publicationSpiegelrevealed that more than half of the vehicles (460,000) were sharing precise GPS data.
Its unclear whether CUPRA, Porsche and VW Groups other subsidiaries were also affected.
Spiegelcalled the blunder a disgrace, noting that Volkswagen is already lagging behind rivals in the software space.
In September 2023, we coveredMozilla researchrevealing that 25 major car manufacturers were collecting more data than they needed.
