What dealers need to know about state data privacy compliance
Automotive News is flagging state data privacy compliance as a pressing concern for car dealerships, which collect significant amounts of personal and financial data from customers during the sales and financing process.
Why this matters: Car dealerships collect a lot. Income, credit history, Social Security numbers, driver's licenses, sometimes biometrics. Most people hand all of it over without thinking twice because they want the car. As state privacy laws multiply and diverge, dealerships face real legal exposure if they are not keeping up. But the more important point is that customers rarely know what data is kept, how long, or who it is sold to. Compliance is the floor, not the ceiling.
Who should care: Lawyers · Compliance · General readers · Privacy officers · Policy
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