[HN Gopher] US Senator: What Do Our Cars Know? and Who Do They S...
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       US Senator: What Do Our Cars Know? and Who Do They Share That
       Information With?
        
       Author : gslin
       Score  : 118 points
       Date   : 2023-12-03 03:57 UTC (19 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (www.eff.org)
 (TXT) w3m dump (www.eff.org)
        
       | andrewstuart wrote:
       | A magnificently sci fi headline.
        
         | seeknotfind wrote:
         | I didn't even notice until you pointed it out. Thank you. It
         | seems so normal now.
        
         | chrisandchris wrote:
         | What's the grammar rule behind these titles? They just look
         | weird for me.
         | 
         | (Edit: rephrased)
        
           | mormegil wrote:
           | See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Title_case
        
       | freedomben wrote:
       | The actual letter: https://www.eff.org/document/markey-car-letter
        
       | freedomben wrote:
       | It saddens me that we have gone so far into this age of extreme
       | surveillance from things such as cars, without having anybody
       | substantially asking these questions. But certainly, better late
       | than never!
        
       | forward1 wrote:
       | We don't need a "much-needed letter to car manufacturers". We
       | need laws and regulations which uphold privacy for the human
       | right and dignity everyone deserves. Everything else is political
       | theatre only.
        
         | bwanab wrote:
         | Politics proceeds slowly. The first step for a tech aware
         | politician like Sen. Markey is to raise awareness of the issues
         | with his colleagues who otherwise have many other priorities.
         | That's how laws get passed.
        
         | thewildginger wrote:
         | I wish there was something like a data sinkhole you could add
         | to a car. That would be cool.
        
         | pixl97 wrote:
         | US Companies: "You think privacy laws are a good idea right"
         | We'll finance your re-election if you stop that"
        
         | 2OEH8eoCRo0 wrote:
         | Yes, before we have the facts we should try for sweeping laws
         | that won't pass or pass but are easily flouted.
        
       | salawat wrote:
       | Answer:
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       | Talk to these people: https://cccis.com/
       | 
       | Then go from there.
        
       | zzzcsgo wrote:
       | From 2014: Ford Exec: 'We Know Everyone Who Breaks The Law'
       | Thanks To Our GPS In Your Car
       | 
       | https://www.businessinsider.com/ford-exec-gps-2014-1
        
         | nkurz wrote:
         | Answering your other question, yes you are shadow banned. I
         | vouched for this one to revive it.
        
           | unethical_ban wrote:
           | Looks like they were a smartmouth to the D and got it. New
           | accounts getting uppity is likely correlated with low effort
           | contributions.
        
       | newnton wrote:
       | Ah Senator Markey, seemingly the only one left in the House who
       | actually tries to make laws
        
       | exabrial wrote:
       | Literally everything should be opt-in by default, no matter what
       | silicon valley says.
        
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