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[EFF Article] The Impending Privacy Threat of Self-Driving Cars (www.eff.org)

submitted 1 year ago by Raisin8659@monyet.cc to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Summary:

Self-driving cars collect a massive amount of data, including visual and other information.
This data could be used to track people's movements, which could pose a threat to privacy.
There is a lot of uncertainty about how this data is stored, secured, and accessed.
Law enforcement agencies have already served warrants to self-driving car companies for footage.
It is important to have strong privacy laws that address the data collected by self-driving cars.
We need to know more about how much footage police request and how companies respond to these requests.
Regulators need to consider the civil liberties implications of self-driving car data collection.

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[–] Black_Gulaman@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I bet when you opt out, they just stop sending you notices but will still have the tracking that only they can see, then justifying it as necessary data to keep the apps working properly.

[–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You've presented no evidence, so it must be true!

[–] Black_Gulaman@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago

It might be, so I'm just guessing. But if I were them, that's what I'll do, since data is money.

[–] thbb@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

I do keep this monthly reminder that all my moves are tracked. I find it's better to be kept aware of this than to play it like an ostrich.

This said, in Europe at least, opting out of this service should force google to drop your data, and retain it only in aggregate forms that do not allow reidentifying you.