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CARIAD is a company that develops software solutions for the automotive industry. This company is part of the [[Volkswagen]] Group~~. They came into controversy in 2024 for a misconfiguration causing customer location data to be made publicly accessible~~.

{{CompanyCargo

|Description=Volkswagen subsidiary that develops automotive software.

|Founded=2020

|Industry=Automotive, Computing

|Logo=Cariad.png

|ParentCompany=Volkswagen

|Type=Private

|Website=https://cariad.technology/

}}

CARIAD is a company that develops software solutions for the automotive industry. This company is part of the [[Volkswagen]] Group.

=See also=

==Anti-consumer practices==

[[Volkswagen car-location data-exposure incident]]

They came into controversy in 2024 for a misconfiguration causing customer location data to be made publicly accessible.<br>

It is not clear whether users were informed that their data was stored in the public cloud.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Arthur |first= |date=2025-03-05 |title=Volkswagen Data Leak: A GDPR Compliance & Cloud Security Wake-Up Call |url=https://heydata.eu/en/magazine/volkswagen-data-leak-a-gdpr-compliance-and-cloud-security-wake-up-call/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260125062528/https://heydata.eu/en/magazine/volkswagen-data-leak-a-gdpr-compliance-and-cloud-security-wake-up-call/ |archive-date=2026-01-25 |access-date=2026-01-25 |website=heyData}}</ref><br>

In response to the controversy, CARIAD stated that "[we have] no need to take any action, as no sensitive information such as passwords or payment details are affected."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Roth |first=Emma |date=2024-12-30 |title=Volkswagen leak exposed location data for 800,000 electric cars |url=https://www.theverge.com/2024/12/30/24332181/volkswagen-data-leak-exposed-location-evs |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241230184806/https://www.theverge.com/2024/12/30/24332181/volkswagen-data-leak-exposed-location-evs |archive-date=2024-12-30 |website=The Verge}}</ref>

==Stored Data Availability==

The data was not conventionally leaked rather the data was stored on third party cloud servers (Amazon servers) but was Unencrypted and was quite easily accessible for everyone as it was on public cloud for months, as this can be a rule violation if proved under [[GDPR]].<ref name=":0" />

==See also==

[[Volkswagen car-location data-exposure incident]]

[[Volkswagen]]

[[Category:Volkswagen]]

==References==

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-CARIAD is a company that develops software solutions for the automotive industry. This company is part of the [[Volkswagen]] Group. They came into controversy in 2024 for a misconfiguration causing customer location data to be made publicly accessible.
+{{CompanyCargo
+|Description=Volkswagen subsidiary that develops automotive software.
+|Founded=2020
+|Industry=Automotive, Computing
+|Logo=Cariad.png
+|ParentCompany=Volkswagen
+|Type=Private
+|Website=https://cariad.technology/
+}}
+CARIAD is a company that develops software solutions for the automotive industry. This company is part of the [[Volkswagen]] Group.
-=See also=
+==Anti-consumer practices==
-[[Volkswagen car-location data-exposure incident]]
+They came into controversy in 2024 for a misconfiguration causing customer location data to be made publicly accessible.<br>
+It is not clear whether users were informed that their data was stored in the public cloud.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Arthur |first= |date=2025-03-05 |title=Volkswagen Data Leak: A GDPR Compliance & Cloud Security Wake-Up Call |url=https://heydata.eu/en/magazine/volkswagen-data-leak-a-gdpr-compliance-and-cloud-security-wake-up-call/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260125062528/https://heydata.eu/en/magazine/volkswagen-data-leak-a-gdpr-compliance-and-cloud-security-wake-up-call/ |archive-date=2026-01-25 |access-date=2026-01-25 |website=heyData}}</ref><br>
+In response to the controversy, CARIAD stated that "[we have] no need to take any action, as no sensitive information such as passwords or payment details are affected."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Roth |first=Emma |date=2024-12-30 |title=Volkswagen leak exposed location data for 800,000 electric cars |url=https://www.theverge.com/2024/12/30/24332181/volkswagen-data-leak-exposed-location-evs |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241230184806/https://www.theverge.com/2024/12/30/24332181/volkswagen-data-leak-exposed-location-evs |archive-date=2024-12-30 |website=The Verge}}</ref>
+==Stored Data Availability==
+The data was not conventionally leaked rather the data was stored on third party cloud servers (Amazon servers) but was Unencrypted and was quite easily accessible for everyone as it was on public cloud for months, as this can be a rule violation if proved under [[GDPR]].<ref name=":0" />
+==See also==
+[[Volkswagen car-location data-exposure incident]]
 [[Volkswagen]]
 [[Category:Volkswagen]]
+==References==
+<references />