Capillary Static Policy Setup and Multisensory Dynamic Feedback in Modern Cars

Modern vehicles, which are equipped with sensors and network capabilities, constantly collect vast amounts of data, from location tracking to driver behaviour and in-car media usage. While these advancements enhance the driving experience and vehicle functionality, they also introduce significant privacy risks, particularly in terms of adherence to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Many car manufacturers continue to struggle with GDPR compliance, leading to potential privacy violations and the erosion of user trust because of an alarmingly limited control over their personal data. The Privacy Enrooted Car Systems (PECS) prototypes pioneer privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs) tailored for modern automotive systems, addressing systemic challenges in data protection for car drivers. This paper presents PECSi, the interface module of PECS. PECSi represents an innovative solution combining capillary static policy setup and multisensory dynamic feedback to empower drivers with robust control over their data. The first technique offers drivers the ability to decide what information they share, whom they share it with and when, hence to a level of capillarity that is unprecedented. The second technique provides drivers with a way to monitor policy enforcement by receiving feedback based on multisensory-media.