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Google Announces Major Google Maps Privacy Update
Google Announces Major Google Maps Privacy Update

12 Dec 2023, 18:17 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The company has released a series of changes for Google Maps users, specifically to handle location information with an increased focus on privacy

 
Orwellian Modern Cars Are Behaving Like TV Sets in '1984'
Orwellian Modern Cars Are Behaving Like TV Sets in '1984'

7 Sep 2023, 11:21 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Nobody reads the tiny fine print when buying a new electronic product that can connect to the Internet. Maybe you should start doing that when it comes to cars

 
Connected Car Features? No, Thanks, Privacy-Obsessed Users Say
Connected Car Features? No, Thanks, Privacy-Obsessed Users Say

16 Feb 2023, 19:48 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / New study shows that giving up on data isn’t everybody’s cup of tea when it comes to getting access to new technology in connected vehicles

 
Renting a Sports Car on Turo May Be a Privacy Nightmare, You Might Be on TikTok
Renting a Sports Car on Turo May Be a Privacy Nightmare, You Might Be on TikTok

1 Oct 2022, 19:19 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / While the host of a rented car on Turo might go mad when they see their beloved ride driven hard, the guest might be madder if they see this privacy violation

 
Tiger Woods’ $20M Superyacht “Privacy” Is Still One of the Most Secretive Luxury Toys
Tiger Woods’ $20M Superyacht “Privacy” Is Still One of the Most Secretive Luxury Toys

8 Aug 2022, 00:12 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / After almost two decades, the billionaire athlete's famous Privacy superyacht is just as mysterious as the first time it showed up at an U.S. Open event

 
Benetti Iryna Is a 164-Foot Luxury Megayacht Designed for Long Cruises and Total Privacy
Benetti Iryna Is a 164-Foot Luxury Megayacht Designed for Long Cruises and Total Privacy

4 Dec 2021, 23:00 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Benetti has revelead the first steel megayacht of its B.Now range: the Iryna. The yacht embodies a billionaire's idea of total privacy at sea

 
Project Sonata Is a 351-Foot Sailing Yacht That Offers the Comfort of a Luxury Motoryacht
Project Sonata Is a 351-Foot Sailing Yacht That Offers the Comfort of a Luxury Motoryacht

11 Oct 2021, 22:04 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Project Sonata is a 351-foot vessel that combines the versatility and fun of a sailing yacht with the comfort and luxury of a motoryacht

 
Police Agencies Use Cars as Backdoors to Break Into Phones
Police Agencies Use Cars as Backdoors to Break Into Phones

7 May 2021, 07:12 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Law enforcement has found a way to access data stored on mobile devices using kits that connect to the cars to extract the information

 
Carmakers Have Begun to Secretly Steal Your Private Data
Carmakers Have Begun to Secretly Steal Your Private Data

13 Dec 2020, 21:45 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / The era of IoT is booming and it seems that carmakers have also literally jumped on the bandwagon, most of them offering all kinds of “connected services”

 
The Next iPhone Update Will Include a New CarPlay Feature You Could Easily Miss
The Next iPhone Update Will Include a New CarPlay Feature You Could Easily Miss

21 Jul 2020, 10:30 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / iOS 14, which is due in the fall for all supported iPhones, will include new privacy controls that will show up on the CarPlay UI

 
Tesla's Autopilot Camera Has Limited Dashcam Functionality
Tesla's Autopilot Camera Has Limited Dashcam Functionality

13 Sep 2016, 15:20 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Tesla realized that having a front-facing video camera and not using it as a sort of black box would be a waste, so apparently it went for it

 
The EU Just Made Emergency Call Tech in Cars Mandatory. But What About People’s Privacy?
The EU Just Made Emergency Call Tech in Cars Mandatory. But What About People’s Privacy?

30 Apr 2015, 16:25 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / In a controversial move, the European Parliament decided that emergency call technology should be mandatory on all cars in the EU starting with 2018

 
Luv Traffic Is a Creepy App That Could Help You Find the Love of Your Life While Driving
Luv Traffic Is a Creepy App That Could Help You Find the Love of Your Life While Driving

19 Dec 2014, 09:39 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Since the days when you were meeting somebody by simply approaching them with an innocent compliment or by just saying “hello” seem to be over, weird online dating websites are created b...

 
Google’s Waze App Will Share Data With Governments Around the World
Google’s Waze App Will Share Data With Governments Around the World

2 Oct 2014, 15:54 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Waze, one of the world’s largest community-based traffic and navigation app has announced they’re launching a data-exchange program in partnership with local governments worldwide. Aimin...

 
FBI’s Big Brother Face Recognition Program Is On
FBI’s Big Brother Face Recognition Program Is On

16 Sep 2014, 12:48 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced yesterday that the $1 billion, over six years of development, huge biometric face recognition software is finally up and running. With 52 million ...