Next privacy trap for consumers? Their cars.

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  1. ronjor

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    May 3, 2018 16:00 by Paul
     
  2. mirimir

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    I like my cars dumb, fast and agile :)
     
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    I'm sure glad I kept my 2002 Ford Mustang in excellent condition with only 60,000 miles on it. :D :argh:
     
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    Circa late 60's --- Charger, or a Cobra. Driven them both and I mean "hard". Scary though because the parts are really hard to find if you mess one up.
     
  5. mirimir

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    I'm a Honda fan :)
     
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    That is a mess.
     
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    Shock Land Rover Discovery: Sellers could meddle with connected cars if not unbound
    July 27, 2018
    https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/07/27/jaguar_land_rover_connected_car_privacy/
     
  9. mirimir

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    This reminds me of the buzz about IoT exploitation by angry ex partners.
     
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    How to remove personal data from connected cars
    August 28, 2018
    https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2018/08/28/connected-cars-remove-personal-data/
     
  11. Soft Life

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    I heard it will be illegal to drive a car over 10 years old one day. I don't think that is too far fetched of an idea either considering they need a car with the most up to date electronics for spying.

    I have an EMF detector and my car emits this horrible signal that last for like 6 seconds. It's probably the wifi tire pressure system though.
     
  12. DesuMaiden

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    I don't even drive (I have my parents and sister drive for me) because I don't want to be burdened with the extra risks and dangers of driving, and most importantly I have no need to endanger my safety driving.
     
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    I drive a '74 VW Bug, and I don't plan on trading it in anytime soon.
     
  14. mirimir

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    Yeah, those will run forever, with good maintenance. If you can keep the body from rusting away ;)
     
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    Nice one. Haahaha and those fools who think they are thinking they'll overall gain more than they lose from using one of those "smart" cars....lol lmfao.
     
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    :thumb: And better constructed if you ask me. No thanks to smart caskets on wheels.
     
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    "Every minute for three months, GM secretly gathered data on 90,000 drivers' radio-listening habits and locations

    On September 12th, GM's director of global digital transformation Saejin Park gave a presentation to the Association of National Advertisers in which he described how the company had secretly gathered data on the radio-listening habits of 90,000 GM owners in LA and Chicago for three months in 2017, tracking what stations they listened to and for how long, and where they were at the time; this data was covertly exfiltrated from the cars by means of their built-in wifi.

    The company says it never sold this data, but the presentation to the advertising execs was clearly designed to elicit bids for it. Toyota has promised not to gather and sell telematics data, but GM seems poised to create a market in data gathered by your car, which can listen to you, follow you, take pictures of you and your surroundings, and even gather data on which passengers are in the car at different times by tracking Bluetooth beacons from mobile devices..."

    https://boingboing.net/2018/10/23/dont-touch-that-dial.html
     
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    Hi-Tech peeping toms. Big money contracts waiting to be approved
     
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    CarsBlues Vehicle Hack Exploits Vehicle Infotainment Systems Allowing Access to Call Logs, Text Messages and More
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    In China, your car could be talking to the government
     
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    A Chinese official explained how the country’s electric-car surveillance works
    January 14, 2019
    https://qz.com/1522309/how-chinas-electric-car-surveillance-system-works/
     
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    What Tesla knows about you
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    Tesla Model 3 hack shows new cars can snitch on owners after a wreck
    Researchers found unencrypted crash footage, navigation data, and more on a salvaged car
    March 29, 2019

    https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/29/18287519/tesla-model-3-hack-security-automobile-car-data-privacy
     
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    Your Car Knows When You Gain Weight
     
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