❌

Normal view

There are new articles available, click to refresh the page.
Before yesterdayNYT: Technology

‘Smartphones on Wheels’ Draw Attention From Regulators

✇NYT: Technology
By: Kashmir Hill
30 April 2024 at 10:03
Modern cars are internet-connected and have hundreds of sensors. Lawmakers and regulators have concerns about what’s happening with all that data.

© Mark Abramson for The New York Times

Government attention to the car industry is intensifying, experts say, because of the increased technological sophistication of modern cars.

How G.M. Tricked Millions of Drivers Into Being Spied On (Including Me)

✇NYT: Technology
By: Kashmir Hill
25 April 2024 at 16:02
This privacy reporter and her husband bought a Chevrolet Bolt in December. Two risk-profiling companies had been getting detailed data about their driving ever since.

© Cole Wilson for The New York Times

The reporter Kashmir Hill in the Chevrolet Bolt that she and her husband bought in December.

General Motors Quits Sharing Driving Behavior With Data Brokers

✇NYT: Technology
By: Kashmir Hill
22 March 2024 at 14:42
G.M. had provided information about braking, acceleration and speed to LexisNexis Risk Solution and Verisk, firms that generated driver risk profiles for insurers.

© Carlos Osorio/Associated Press

For years, General Motors shared data about drivers’ mileage, braking, acceleration and speed with the insurance industry.
❌
❌