Bad news: your car is a spy. If your vehicle was made in the last few years, you’re probably driving around in a data-harvesting machine that may collect personal information as sensitive as your race, weight, and sexual activity. Volkswagen’s cars reportedly know if you’re fastening your seatbelt and how hard you hit the brakes.
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If You’ve Got a New Car, It’s a Data Privacy Nightmare

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Bad news: your car is a spy. If your vehicle was made in the last few years, you’re probably driving around in a data-harvesting machine that may collect personal information as sensitive as your race, weight, and sexual activity. Volkswagen’s cars reportedly know if you’re fastening your seatbelt and how hard you hit the brakes. #Digital Wellness 📱🧘  #Gadgets  If You’ve Got a New Car, It’s a Data Privacy Nightmare Bad news: your car is a spy. Every major car brand failed a recent privacy and security test from Mozilla. You’re probably driving around in a "privacy nightmare" that may collect information as sensi https://gizmodo.com/mozilla-new-cars-data-privacy-report-1850805416

Jerome Cody

Security concerns too - Hackers have discovered a method to remotely unlock, start, and track millions of Subaru vehicles by exploiting vulnerabilities in the car's remote access system. This security flaw allows bad actors to gain control over various vehicle functions, raising questions about the privacy of cars utilizing connected technology. Although Subaru is under scrutiny, this incident could serve as a wake-up call for the entire automotive industry, potentially exposing similar vulnerabilities in manufacturers like Honda, Kia, and Toyota.

https://www.wired.com/story/subaru-location-tracking-vulnerabilities/

Security concerns too - Hackers have discovered a method to remotely unlock, start, and track millions of Subaru vehicles by exploiting vulnerabilities in the car's remote access system. This security flaw allows bad actors to gain control over various vehicle functions, raising questions about the privacy of cars utilizing connected technology. Although Subaru is under scrutiny, this incident could serve as a wake-up call for the entire automotive industry, potentially exposing similar vulnerabilities in manufacturers like Honda, Kia, and Toyota.  https://www.wired.com/story/subaru-location-tracking-vulnerabilities/

Now-fixed web bugs allowed hackers to remotely unlock and start any of millions of Subarus. More disturbingly, they could also access at least a year of cars’ location histories—and Subaru employees s

Subaru Security Flaws Exposed Its System for Tracking Millions of Cars

Cariad, a Volkswagen subsidiary that develops automotive software, left the personal and geolocation data of some 800,000 electric vehicle owners open to public view for several months due to a misconfiguration in Amazon Web Services’ cloud storage, the German magazine Der Spiegel reported.

These sorts of data leaks—which have also happened at companies like Verizon and Time Warner Cable, as well as the Pentagon—can create the impression that cloud storage isn’t secure, when in fact these incidents almost always stem from human error. At AWS and elsewhere, customers bear responsibility for securing the data they store in the cloud.

While AWS and other cloud providers have added safeguards to avoid these kinds of misconfigurations, they may have to do more to protect customers from their own missteps.

https://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/web/volkswagen-konzern-datenleck-wir-wissen-wo-dein-auto-steht-a-e12d33d0-97bc-493c-96d1-aa5892861027?utm_campaign=%5BREBRAND%5D+%5BTI-AM%5D+Th&utm_content=1095&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cio&utm_term=124

Cariad, a Volkswagen subsidiary that develops automotive software, left the personal and geolocation data of some 800,000 electric vehicle owners open to public view for several months due to a misconfiguration in Amazon Web Services’ cloud storage, the German magazine Der Spiegel reported.  These sorts of data leaks—which have also happened at companies like Verizon and Time Warner Cable, as well as the Pentagon—can create the impression that cloud storage isn’t secure, when in fact these incidents almost always stem from human error. At AWS and elsewhere, customers bear responsibility for securing the data they store in the cloud.  While AWS and other cloud providers have added safeguards to avoid these kinds of misconfigurations, they may have to do more to protect customers from their own missteps.  https://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/web/volkswagen-konzern-datenleck-wir-wissen-wo-dein-auto-steht-a-e12d33d0-97bc-493c-96d1-aa5892861027?utm_campaign=%5BREBRAND%5D+%5BTI-AM%5D+Th&utm_content=1095&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cio&utm_term=124

VW hat mit einer neuen Blamage zu kämpfen. Bewegungsdaten von 800.000 E-Autos sowie Kontaktinformationen zu den Besitzern standen ungeschützt im Netz. Sichtbar war, wer wann zu Hause parkt, beim BND o

Volkswagen-Konzern - Datenleck: Wir wissen, wo dein Auto steht

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https://memes.the.select/posts/the-us-is-planning-to-ban-certain-hardware-and-soft-dbmwmqd

US to ban Chinese tech in cars - Officials say they are worried the technology could allow enemies to  "remotely manipulate cars".

The US is planning to ban certain hardware and software made in China and Russia from cars, trucks and buses in the US due to security risks. Officials said they were worried that the technology in qu

Even though ???

Despite car manufacturers being signatories to the "Consumer Privacy Protection Principles" of the Alliance for Automotive Innovation, Mozilla flagged these as non-binding and vague commitments, which are self-organized by the car manufacturers, and do not adequately address privacy concerns. Additionally, it was found that obtaining consent for data collection is often bypassed with the rationale that being a passenger equates to giving consent, and the onus is placed on drivers to inform passengers of privacy policies that are largely incomprehensible due to their complexity.

Therefore, it is crucial to be aware that modern cars are potential privacy invasion tools, with substantial data collection capabilities, and that driving or being a passenger in such a vehicle involves a significant compromise on personal privacy.

Even though ???  Despite car manufacturers being signatories to the "Consumer Privacy Protection Principles" of the Alliance for Automotive Innovation, Mozilla flagged these as non-binding and vague commitments, which are self-organized by the car manufacturers, and do not adequately address privacy concerns. Additionally, it was found that obtaining consent for data collection is often bypassed with the rationale that being a passenger equates to giving consent, and the onus is placed on drivers to inform passengers of privacy policies that are largely incomprehensible due to their complexity.  Therefore, it is crucial to be aware that modern cars are potential privacy invasion tools, with substantial data collection capabilities, and that driving or being a passenger in such a vehicle involves a significant compromise on personal privacy.

Bobby

Texas has sued GM, alleging that the carmaker illegally collected customers’ driving data and sold it to insurance companies. Some drivers’ premiums have spiked by up to 21% after their data was sold. 

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/08/13/business/texas-sues-general-motors-driver-data/index.html?utm_term=wews

Texas has sued GM, alleging that the carmaker illegally collected customers’ driving data and sold it to insurance companies. Some drivers’ premiums have spiked by up to 21% after their data was sold.   https://edition.cnn.com/2024/08/13/business/texas-sues-general-motors-driver-data/index.html?utm_term=wews

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued General Motors Tuesday, alleging the carmaker illegally collected and sold drivers’ data to insurance companies without their consent or knowledge, according to 

Jerome Cody

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