Why You Shouldn't Sync Your Phone To A Rental Car
Unless you pay attention, your contacts could end up forever stored in the car.
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When renting a car in a new city, you're likely to sync your phone to its system to navigate around or play some tunes. But is connecting to car Bluetooth actually safe? Experts say this innocent move could cost you your privacy when the vehicle is returned.
That's because linking your device may expose a variety of information to the next driver, including your name, stored contact information, and log-ins for music-streaming accounts. Phone and account names can reveal more than you might think: In 2015, a Baltimore man was able to track downthe teens who stole his car via one of their phones, which had a name matching a public Instagram handle. Of all the data visible to a rental car, perhaps most sensitive is GPS and navigation history, which can give...
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