CARIAD
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| Basic information | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2020 |
| Legal Structure | Private |
| Industry | Automotive, Computing |
| Also known as | |
| Official website | https://cariad.technology/ |
CARIAD is a company that develops software solutions for the automotive industry. This company is part of the Volkswagen Group.
Anti-consumer practices
They came into controversy in 2024 for a misconfiguration causing customer location data to be made publicly accessible.
It is not clear whether users were informed that their data was stored in the public cloud.[1]
In response to the controversy, CARIAD stated that "[we have] no need to take any action, as no sensitive information such as passwords or payment details are affected."[2]
Stored Data Availability
The data was not conventionally leaked rather the data was stored on third party cloud servers (Amazon servers) but was Unencrypted and was quite easily accessible for everyone as it was on public cloud for months, as this can be a rule violation if proved under GDPR.[1]
See also
Volkswagen car-location data-exposure incident
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Arthur (2025-03-05). "Volkswagen Data Leak: A GDPR Compliance & Cloud Security Wake-Up Call". heyData. Archived from the original on 2026-01-25. Retrieved 2026-01-25.
- ↑ Roth, Emma (2024-12-30). "Volkswagen leak exposed location data for 800,000 electric cars". The Verge. Archived from the original on 2024-12-30.