Surveillance

Another Driver Finds an Apple AirTag Tracking His Car's Location

Driver finds AirTag hidden in car. Presumably, thieves planned to use it to steal his 2018 Dodge Charger.

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Social Credit Dystopia

Leave No Dark Corner: In China, advances in technology are making surveillance techniques more and more sophisticated. Now, a citizen's most trivial actions -- or even, it seems, their ethnicity -- can affect their freedom.

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Something Creepy This Way Comes?

Many new cars have such systems, often styled Drowsy Driver Alert or some similar thing. Subaru, …

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California Smash and Grabs Used to Push License Plate Cameras

California is using smash and grabs to push plate readers.

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Louis Rossman: Should a Car Try to Detect if You're Drunk & Disable the Vehicle?

It could reach new vehicles by 2026.

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Alcohol Detection Systems Will Now Be Mandatory in All New Vehicles

A new law included in the infrastructure bill aims to require alcohol detection systems in cars and applies to everyone, not just people with a history of drunk driving.

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Your Car Is Spying on You, and a CBP Contract Shows the Risks

A "vehicle forensics kit" can reveal where you've driven, what doors you opened, and who your friends are.

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I Found an Amazon Folder With Thousands of Audio Recordings From My Home Gadgets

A woman was shocked to discover just how much data Amazon has collected about her.

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Government Eyes in the Sky

The federal government and police are finding new ways to use drones to invade privacy.

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