cameras, cars, privacy, Security technology, surveillance, Uncategorized
This site will let you take a selfie with a New York City traffic surveillance camera. Powered by WPeMatico
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cars, patents, police, Security technology, Uncategorized
Ford has a new patent application for a system where cars monitor each other’s speeds, and then report then to some central authority. Slashdot thread. Powered by WPeMatico
books, cars, cybersecurity, Security technology, software, Uncategorized
Auto manufacturers are just starting to realize the problems of supporting the software in older models: Today’s phones are able to receive updates six to eight years after their purchase date. Samsung and Google provide Android OS updates and security updates for seven years. Apple halts servicing products seven years after they stop selling them. … Read More “Providing Security Updates to Automobile Software” »
academic papers, artificial intelligence, cars, cyberattack, Security technology, side-channel attacks, Uncategorized
This is another attack that convinces the AI to ignore road signs: Due to the way CMOS cameras operate, rapidly changing light from fast flashing diodes can be used to vary the color. For example, the shade of red on a stop sign could look different on each line depending on the time between the … Read More “New Attack Against Self-Driving Car AI” »
cars, insurance, privacy, Security technology, surveillance, Uncategorized
Kashmir Hill has a really good article on how GM tricked its drivers into letting it spy on them—and then sold that data to insurance companies. Powered by WPeMatico
cars, cheating, Security technology, Uncategorized
The Wall Street Journal is reporting on a variety of techniques drivers are using to obscure their license plates so that automatic readers can’t identify them and charge tolls properly. Some drivers have power-washed paint off their plates or covered them with a range of household items such as leaf-shaped magnets, Bramwell-Stewart said. The Port … Read More “Cheating Automatic Toll Booths by Obscuring License Plates” »
cars, insurance, privacy, Security technology, surveillance, Uncategorized
Kasmir Hill has the story: Modern cars are internet-enabled, allowing access to services like navigation, roadside assistance and car apps that drivers can connect to their vehicles to locate them or unlock them remotely. In recent years, automakers, including G.M., Honda, Kia and Hyundai, have started offering optional features in their connected-car apps that rate … Read More “Automakers Are Sharing Driver Data with Insurers without Consent” »
cars, keys, Security technology, smartphones, transportation, Uncategorized
Soon we will be able to unlock and start our cars from our phones. Let’s hope people are thinking about security. Powered by WPeMatico
cars, EULA, privacy, Security technology, Uncategorized
Article based on a Mozilla report. Powered by WPeMatico
bluetooth, cars, hacking, infrastructure, Security technology, Uncategorized
Turns out pumps at gas stations are controlled via Bluetooth, and that the connections are insecure. No details in the article, but it seems that it’s easy to take control of the pump and have it dispense gas without requiring payment. It’s a complicated crime to monetize, though. You need to sell access to the … Read More “Hacking Gas Pumps via Bluetooth” »