Waymo: ‘no plans’ to use in-car camera data for targeted ads
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Summary
The Waymo spokesperson for the autonomous driving company has stated that despite plans being in place for cameras inside its self-driving taxis to collect data for training AI models, there are “no plans” to use the interior camera footage for targeted ads.
The spokesperson was responding to a snippet from an upcoming Waymo privacy policy page, discovered by security researcher Jane Manchun Wong, which suggested customers would be able to opt out of such data collection for targeted ads.
However, the spokesperson did confirm that the interiors cameras would continue to collect data for machine learning purposes, to ensure passenger safety and vehicle upkeep, and would give customers the opportunity to opt out of such data collection.
The company currently operates in San Francisco, LA, Phoenix and Austin.