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Adding some information about HondaLink, and adding the most recent news about them pulling features from HondaLink. |
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October 2019: Honda exposed roughly 26,000 vehicle owner records containing personal identifiable information (PII) of North American customers after misconfiguring an Elasticsearch cluster.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gatlan |first=Sergiu |date=2019-12-18 |title=Honda Exposes 26,000 Records of North American Customers |url=https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/honda-exposes-26-000-records-of-north-american-customers/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260603202621/https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/honda-exposes-26-000-records-of-north-american-customers/ |archive-date=2026-06-03 |access-date=2026-06-03 |website=BleepingComputer}}</ref> | |||
July 2024: [https://www.wyden.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/wyden-markey_auto_privacy_letter_to_ftc.pdf Senators Wyden and Markey's letter] to the FTC accusing Honda of selling customer data to the third party company [[Verisk]], who then resold the data in the form of "driver reports", which insurance companies used to increase customer's insurance premiums.<ref>https://www.wyden.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/wyden-markey_auto_privacy_letter_to_ftc.pdf ([http://web.archive.org/web/20260216055607/https://www.wyden.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/wyden-markey_auto_privacy_letter_to_ftc.pdf Archived])</ref> | |||
March 2025: Honda settled with the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) for privacy violations, for which they paid a $632,500 fine.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cppa.ca.gov/announcements/2025/20250312.html|title=Honda Settles With CPPA Over Privacy Violations|work=California Privacy Protection Agency|access-date=2025-03-20|date=2025-03-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250313145126/https://cppa.ca.gov/announcements/2025/20250312.html|archive-date=2025-03-13|url-status=live}}</ref> | March 2025: Honda settled with the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) for privacy violations, for which they paid a $632,500 fine.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cppa.ca.gov/announcements/2025/20250312.html|title=Honda Settles With CPPA Over Privacy Violations|work=California Privacy Protection Agency|access-date=2025-03-20|date=2025-03-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250313145126/https://cppa.ca.gov/announcements/2025/20250312.html|archive-date=2025-03-13|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
March 5th 2026: Honda announces that existing HondaLink features for specific cars models will be removed starting March 5th, 2026, including but not limited to: Vehicle Notifications - Warning lamps and Maintenance Minders, Vehicle Mileage, Fuel Level/Fuel Range, Oil Life, and Send Destination.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-03-05 |title=HondaLink Updates for Select Vehicles Starting March 5, 2026 |url=https://mygarage.honda.com/s/article/HondaLink-Updates-for-Select-Vehicles-Starting-March-5-2026-Honda |url-status=live |access-date=2026-04-27 |website=MyGarage Honda}}</ref> | March 5th 2026: Honda announces that existing HondaLink features for specific cars models will be removed starting March 5th, 2026, including but not limited to: Vehicle Notifications - Warning lamps and Maintenance Minders, Vehicle Mileage, Fuel Level/Fuel Range, Oil Life, and Send Destination.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-03-05 |title=HondaLink Updates for Select Vehicles Starting March 5, 2026 |url=https://mygarage.honda.com/s/article/HondaLink-Updates-for-Select-Vehicles-Starting-March-5-2026-Honda |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260429030332/http://web.archive.org/screenshot/https://mygarage.honda.com/s/article/HondaLink-Updates-for-Select-Vehicles-Starting-March-5-2026-Honda |archive-date=2026-04-29 |access-date=2026-04-27 |website=MyGarage Honda}}</ref> | ||
May 21st 2026: Honda announced a recall of nearly 100,000 vehicles due to potential air bag issues affecting several models and Honda's luxury and performance brand/division, Acura.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Riet |first=Emily Van De |date=2026-06-01 |title=Honda is recalling several vehicle models for potential air bag issues |url=https://www.wsaz.com/2026/06/01/honda-is-recalling-several-vehicle-models-potential-air-bag-issues/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260603203648/https://www.wsaz.com/2026/06/01/honda-is-recalling-several-vehicle-models-potential-air-bag-issues/ |archive-date=2026-06-03 |access-date=2026-06-03 |website=WSAZ}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Barry |first=Keith |date=2026-05-29 |title=Honda and Acura Recall Nearly 100,000 Vehicles to Fix Airbag Sensors |url=https://www.consumerreports.org/cars/car-recalls-defects/honda-and-acura-recall-vehicles-to-fix-airbag-sensors-a8497939620/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260603203951/https://www.consumerreports.org/cars/car-recalls-defects/honda-and-acura-recall-vehicles-to-fix-airbag-sensors-a8497939620/ |archive-date=2026-06-03 |access-date=2026-06-03 |website=Consumer Reports}}</ref> | |||
==Products== | ==Products== | ||