The disclosure relates to a method for processing data recorded by a motor vehicle. In a first step, at least one set of parameters for a temporal and spatial obfuscation of the recorded data is received. An item of data recorded by a motor vehicle is additionally received. A temporal and spatial obfuscation is then applied to the received item of data using the at least one received set of parameters. The obfuscated item of data is finally forwarded for further processing. The obfuscation may take place within the motor vehicle or in a back end connected to the motor vehicle.