PASSWORDS OF BASES WERE SAVED IN NORWAY
Rental cars used by Norwegian military units in the Capital Exercise to defend Oslo Airport recorded the routes of the soldiers and the entry codes of the military gates. Lieutenant Fredrik Blanck said that they were surprised and shuddered by the details of the images. It was also determined that at least two vehicles were Chinese Deepal brands. It is being investigated whether the data was transferred to China.
25 BRANDS FAILED THE PRIVACY TEST
In the research conducted by the Mozilla Foundation in September last year, not all vehicles produced by 25 major automobile companies received positive evaluations in terms of data privacy. According to the research, 84 percent of vehicles can record and share personal data. Jen Caltrider, director of the research, described modern cars equipped with digital data capabilities as a serious safety problem.
CAMERAS, MICROPHONES AND LOCATION TRACKING
Digital and internet-connected cars can also generate data through cameras, microphones, positioning and driving support systems. Mozilla’s research revealed that Tesla, for example, also failed its privacy assessment. According to the results of the research in question, the more equipment the vehicle has, the more continuous data recording and sharing with the manufacturer increases.
ARE MANUAL CARS SAFE?
According to the research, manual transmission cars can also collect and share data if they include internet connection, navigation, camera and mobile application. Automatic or manual transmission alone does not constitute a safety criterion. For this reason, the risk of remote data transfer is much lower for older vehicles that do not have an internet connection, a surround camera or a remote monitoring system; However, phone connections and retrofitted devices can pose data risks.
