[eptcyka]

They often do, and if they’re not connected, the data is stored until it’s serviced, at which point the dealership downloads all of it.

[DANmode]

OR you're in an accident and law enforcement dumps your vehicle's storage,

OR your vehicle is hacked.

Better to just never create the data, if we can avoid it.

[AshamedCaptain]

I also noticed that even after a "factory reset" of my head unit I could still see logs of downloaded contact names while perusing its filesystem.

[landgenoot]

Do you have proof for this matter?