Privacy
Scientists create ride-hailing tech that hides your travel data
The researchers call their software ORide for "Oblivious Ride".
Tesla now gathers, shares video data from its vehicles
Tesla's asking for permission first, promising privacy, and allowing owners to opt out at any time.
Uber staffers reportedly spied on celebrities and ex-partners
The ridesharing service supposedly still has trouble preventing internal abuse.
Four takeaways from the Congressional hearings on self-driving cars
Self-driving car executives and Congressional leaders alike warned this week that the lack of a cohesive national policy toward autonomous vehicles would hinder their development. But that wasn't their only concern.
Refuse a breath test during DUI stop? It's now OK in Kansas
A Kansas law that allowed authorities to charge motorists who refused breath or blood tests during drunk-driving investigations with additional crimes has been found unconstitutional.
What Apple's iPhone fight with the FBI means for car privacy
Apple's resistance to furnishing the FBI with a back door to mobile devices doesn't only impact the iPhone. It could have ramifications for privacy in cars.
What driving data is Android Auto collecting from us?
Porsche allegedly doesn't offer Android Auto in the refreshed 911 out of privacy concerns, but Google maintains that it's not collecting much of this information.
FBI official raised concerns over use of license-plate readers
As the Federal Bureau of Investigation increased its use of automated license-plate readers in field operations, at least one official inside the agency raised concerns about potential privacy intrusions.
For self-driving cars, privacy may be bigger concern than safety
Google acknowledged its self-driving cars have been involved in 11 car accidents. But data privacy concerns may be the bigger issue with autonomous vehicles.
Motorist seeks limit on time police can keep plate-reader records
A Virginia motorist is demanding his local police department stop holding onto driving records collected by automated license-plate readers.
Far from tolls, New York gathers location data through E-ZPass
E-ZPass readers are used for more than collecting tolls in New York.
Virginia poised to limit license-plate reader records
Virginia could soon set the strictest limits in the nation on how long law-enforcement agencies can retain automated license-plate reader records.
Concerns surface over Homeland Security's license-plate reader proposal [w/video]
A Homeland Security plan to use a national database of license-plate reader data for investigative purposes is drawing criticism from the American Civil Liberties Union, which says the proposal doesn't do enough to protect the privacy of law-abiding Americans.
Homeland Security again seeks license-plate reader records
A little more than a year after the Department of Homeland Security canceled a plan to build a national license-plate reader database amid an outcry over privacy intrusions, federal officials are renewing the push.
Oakland Police Department releases license-plate reader records
In response to a public-records request, the Oakland Police Department released 4.6 million records from its license-plate readers. Here's what they show.
Proposed legislation would force car companies to take cyber security seriously [w/video]
Two days after saying automakers have little clue how to safeguard their cars from cyber attacks, US Senator Ed Markey has proposed legislation that would compel car companies to fix security holes.
Were gun show attendees in the crosshairs of license-plate readers?
Drug Enforcement Administration officials once considered using license-plate readers to conduct surveillance on gun show attendees, according to documents released Tuesday.
Motorists grow more comfortable sharing driving data
Interested in savings as much as 30 percent off your insurance premiums? Safe drivers can do so, if they're willing to share their personal driving data.
US driver data privacy laws aren't strict enough for EU
In October the Association of Global Automakers and the Alliance of Automobile Manfuacturers informed the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that they were working together on a set of privacy protection guidelines for drivers. The privacy concerns the data collected by modern automobiles, like vehicle location, biometrics or infota