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More of these cars are entering Australia — and they've sparked a burning question (www.sbs.com.au)
submitted 5 months ago by to c/australia@aussie.zone
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Security experts have cautioned that internet-linked vehicles pose an increasing threat to Australian consumers as their data-gathering capabilities grow.

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[–] 9 points 5 months ago (4 children)

Legislate physical SIMs that the owner can choose to pull (without bricking the car). Problem solved.

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  • [–] 5 points 5 months ago (3 children)

    Not fully solved.

    The car could potentially store that data and then it get transferred when being serviced.

    Also it could connect to open WiFi networks.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

    True, you'd also need provisions to have a purge data available. Most do for resale purposes, but how thorough? And what if it's unpowered when it hits the service depot?

    WiFi could be banned (uncommon presently), bit harder to verify. There's also Bluetooth to an app on your phone which is even harder. I'd just set it to network deny, but most don't have that option, or not install. Bloody vampires can make it hard…

    There's always pull the antenna or the fuse to the modem yourself, which should just work except for physical access at service.

    Perhaps legislation just needs to be straight up do not log data. Bloody insurance lobby would scream blue murder, but it'd be a vote winner.

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    • [–] 8 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    But acting on this threat would require the government to listen to ASIO, and we all know they only do that when ASIO want to remove citizens rights.

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    • [–] 3 points 5 months ago

    As an Australian, fuck em, Chinese cars. spying on my ain't a concern... it's ASIO spying on me that IS a concern.

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    [–] 4 points 5 months ago

    if only there was some sort of rules or regulations that could be imposed. maybe we should hire some people to make and inforce these rules. perhaps even give time a massive majority to do the things that need to be done.

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    [–] 2 points 5 months ago

    Shame we destroyed our car industry, so there's nothing that can be done

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