Carmakers are still selling drivers' data. U.S. officials demand the FTC investigate.

Carmakers are still putting diver data up for auction, and it's a practice that needs to be curbed, according to U.S. leaders.

On July 26, senators Ron Wyden (Oregon) and Edward J. Markey (Massachusetts) issued a letter to FTC chair Lina S. Khan, asking the regulatory leader to investigate the continued practice of car manufacturers collecting and then selling the driving data of its customers — which includes information like the exact time, distance, speed, and braking behavior of every auto trip.