Adaptive data collection in vehicles for enhanced privacy and data security

A system onboard a vehicle, comprising:

• a memory that stores computer executable components;
• and
• a processor that executes the computer executable components stored in the memory, wherein the computer executable components comprise:
• a data settings component that selects a data mode regarding data capable of being collected via one or more data collection devices integrated on or within the vehicle, wherein the data settings component selects the data mode from amongst a plurality of different data modes configured for the vehicle that vary with respect to one or more settings selected from the group consisting of:
• a collection setting that controls collection of the data via the one or more data collection devices, a storage setting that controls storage of the data via the memory and an external memory, and a transfer setting that controls transfer of the data to an external system or device;
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• a control component that controls the collection, the storage, and the transfer of the data in accordance with the data mode, as opposed to another data mode of the different data modes, based on selection thereof by the data mode selection component.

A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor onboard a vehicle, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:

• selecting a data mode regarding data capable of being collected via one or more data collection devices integrated on or within the vehicle, wherein the selecting comprises selecting the data mode from amongst a plurality of different data modes configured for the vehicle that vary with respect to one or more settings selected from the group consisting of:
• a collection setting that controls collection of the data via the one or more data collection devices, a storage setting that controls storage of the data via a local memory onboard the vehicle and an external memory, and a transfer setting that controls transfer of the data to an external system or device;
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• based on the selecting, controlling the collection, the storage, and the transfer of the data in accordance with the data mode, as opposed to another data mode of the different data modes.