About what car privacy and security matters should we be aware?

Privacy and Security Discussions
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For a very long time, car have had on-board computer. It play now a big role in assisting the driver, giving him extra-information as well as performing automatically certain tasks.

Today, the data produce by this computer are share to the producer but not all car aren’t connected to the internet so how is this done ? About what car privacy and security matters should we be aware ?
I don’t know much about car but the few on-board computer I had the occasion with didn’t offer much of parameter that could help managing our data transmission and protection.

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This privacy threat dates back to the early 90’s, with .gov and mfg. Working together. I will add a recent Act which is pushing millions into this.

https://highways.dot.gov/public-roads/fall-1996/smart-road-smart-car-automated-highway-system

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I think this is a 90 million USD project in one of 78 US cities. Amazon and many others are involved.

https://www.transportation.gov/briefing-room/us-department-transportation-announces-columbus-winner-unprecedented-40-million-smart

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The SMART program will fund purpose-driven innovation and focus on building data and technology capacity and expertise. The Program seeks proposals from public sector entities that will carry out demonstration projects in the following domains to address key transportation priorities:

  • Vehicle technology, like automation and connectivity
  • Systems innovation, like delivery and logistics, traffic signals, smart grid, and data integration
  • And new ways to monitor and manage infrastructure, like sensors and UAS.

The ATTAIN NOFO can also be found at www.grants.gov.

The SMART Notice of Funding (NOFO) is open now and can be found at Search Grants | GRANTS.GOV

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These days, cars are internet connected. Cars like Tesla have internet connection to get software updates, to get data to train their AI, and to provide navigation features.

Car computers collect data about the car, but usually won’t transmit it over the internet, they will store it in local storage. It depends on the car you have. Some cars have internet connectivity in order to get certain features working, and we don’t know what data collection is done by them and sent to the company.

However, your phone is the biggest tracker in your car. Google/Apple are tracking your location. Insurance apps that claim to lower rates, they track your driving behavior. And if you use Apple Carplay/Android Auto, thats even more information these companies know about your car.

With the rise of 5G, cars are becoming more connected to the internet, to allow for a fully autonomous driving experience.

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The taxes in America to pay for these infrastructures to collect this data makes me very upset. We are forced to pay for the theft of our privacy, Americans will praise free Wifi so they can tik tok while they ride in auto piloted vehicles.