Early in the movie “The Fifth Element”, there is a sequence that shows the dystopian nature of the future world: Korben Dallas’s smart taxi fines him for a traffic violation and revokes his license. Back in 1997, this seemed like science fiction – and it was. Today it’s turning into reality. But first things first. Not so long ago, we looked at the potential dangers associated … [Read more...] about How carmakers sell driver data to insurers
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Spies on wheels: how carmakers collect and then resell information
Guess which of your possessions is the most active at collecting your personal information for analysis and resale? Your car. According to experts at the Mozilla Foundation, neither smart watches, smart speakers, surveillance cameras, nor any other gadgets analyzed by the Privacy Not Included project come close to the data collection volumes of modern automobiles. This project … [Read more...] about Spies on wheels: how carmakers collect and then resell information