Recent developments highlight concerns over data collection by vehicles. Devices such as mobile phones and fitness trackers are known to collect user data, but now attention is turning to cars. A new surveillance technology can scan cars for signals from various devices including phones, watches, pet tracker chips, and even library books to create a 'fingerprint' of the driver. At least one U.S. agency is currently testing this technology. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has also taken action, with three enforcement actions and a ruling related to location data, cybersecurity, and privacy. The FTC's blog discusses the unlawful collection and use of consumer data by cars.
New on the @TechFTC blog: “Cars & Consumer Data: On Unlawful Collection & Use” https://t.co/1rmiS8W48g #privacy
NEW - There's a powerful new surveillance tech in town. It scans cars for anything emitting a signal, from phones and watches to pet tracker chips and library books (?!), all to create a "fingerprint" of a driver. At least one U.S. agency testing it. https://t.co/fXHGByxITz
NEW - There's a powerful new surveillance tech in town. It scans cars for anything emitting a signal, from phones and watches to pet tracker chips and library books (?!), all to create a "fingerprint" of a driver. At least one U.S. agency is testing it. https://t.co/fXHGByxITz
FTC: Three Enforcement Actions and a Ruling https://t.co/Vh2EUG8qQp #FTC #locationdata #cybersecurity #privacy @linakhanFTC https://t.co/sdKcj38gd4
It’s common to hear about devices such as mobile phones and fitness trackers collecting data about their users. But have you thought about what’s being collected by your car? https://t.co/Bc2NbIH1hs