Ford may collect sensitive categories of personal data including your precise GPS location, biometric identifiers, and financial account information through vehicle systems, apps, and dealer interactions.
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Sensitive personal information including precise geolocation and biometrics carries heightened privacy risks and is subject to special protections under California law; consumers have the right to limit how Ford uses this data category.
Interpretive note: The scope of biometric data collection is not fully specified in the available document text; the extent to which Ford currently collects biometric identifiers versus merely reserving the right to do so is not entirely clear from the policy language.
Ford's collection of precise geolocation and biometric information represents a sensitive data category that, under California law, gives consumers the right to direct Ford to limit its use to necessary service delivery purposes rather than broader profiling or advertising uses.
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"We may collect sensitive personal information, including precise geolocation data, biometric information, financial account information, and other categories defined as sensitive under applicable law. We may collect this information through your vehicle, our websites, mobile applications, and through our dealers and service providers.— Excerpt from Ford's Ford Privacy Policy
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: CPRA Section 1798.121 grants California consumers the right to direct businesses to limit the use of sensitive personal information to purposes necessary to perform the services requested. Precise geolocation and biometric identifiers are both defined sensitive categories under CPRA. Illinois BIPA applies to collection of biometric identifiers and biometric information and imposes consent, retention, and destruction requirements that are separate from CPRA. The FTC has signaled heightened scrutiny of sensitive data collection by non-healthcare entities. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: High for biometric data collection specifically, given BIPA's statutory damages provision of $1,000 to $5,000 per violation and the volume of potential class members across Ford's customer base. Precise geolocation collection via connected vehicles creates ongoing CPRA compliance obligations including the Limit the Use of My Sensitive Personal Information right. JURISDICTION FLAGS: Illinois BIPA creates the highest enforcement exposure for biometric data given its private right of action and significant statutory damages. California CPRA creates mandatory limitation rights for all sensitive personal information categories. Washington's My Health MY Data Act may apply if biometric data intersects with health inferences. Texas and other states with biometric privacy laws may also apply depending on where data is collected. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Any vendors processing biometric data on behalf of Ford must be assessed under BIPA and CPRA requirements, including written policy disclosures, consent mechanisms, and data destruction schedules. Vendor agreements should include biometric-specific data processing terms. Procurement teams should flag any new connected vehicle features involving facial recognition, fingerprint authentication, or voice biometrics for heightened legal review. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Legal teams should conduct a complete inventory of all biometric data collection points across vehicle systems, apps, and dealer interactions to assess BIPA applicability. A Limit the Use of My Sensitive Personal Information link or mechanism must be functional and accessible to California residents. Data retention and destruction schedules for biometric data must be documented and enforced. Any use of biometric data for advertising or profiling purposes creates significant additional exposure under both BIPA and CPRA.
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Sensitive personal information including precise geolocation and biometrics carries heightened privacy risks and is subject to special protections under California law; consumers have the right to limit how Ford uses this data category.
Ford's collection of precise geolocation and biometric information represents a sensitive data category that, under California law, gives consumers the right to direct Ford to limit its use to necessary service delivery purposes rather than broader profiling or advertising uses.
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