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How Much Privacy Do You Really Have In Modern Vehicles?

The Truth About Cars

But this often happens without either side of the argument having a firm understanding of how much information is actually being obtained inside today’s automobiles. Our main concern is that we can’t tell whether any of the cars encrypt all of the personal information that sits on the car. And that’s the bare minimum!

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Finally, an eVTOL You Can Buy (Soon)

Cars That Think

So, take off, flew about 6 feet above the ground, pitched the aircraft towards my wife and the two couples that were there, who were behind automobiles for protection, and decided to do a skidding stop in front of them. Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images Making eVTOLs personal. Opener’s strategy is not without risks, either.

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Driving Dystopia: Judge Dismisses Automotive Privacy Lawsuit

The Truth About Cars

Despite years of the industry downplaying data harvesting as simple telematics analysis that can be used to help troubleshoot designs and establish better maintenance routines, it has been revealed that modern automobiles likely have the worst user privacy practices imaginable. That’s not the case today.

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Ford, GM rolling out third-party developer programs for in-vehicle apps

Green Car Congress

Reflecting the rapid evolution of the automobile as an application development platform, both Ford and GM announced programs to support third-party development of in-vehicle applications at CES in Las Vegas. The portal also will host a blog for developers to keep them informed on the latest news and information.

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