The concerns in this article are neither novel nor limited to Tesla. I really find it annoying when articles heavily imply that a problem like this is specific to a manufacturer or a specific...
The concerns in this article are neither novel nor limited to Tesla. I really find it annoying when articles heavily imply that a problem like this is specific to a manufacturer or a specific implementation of a given technology rather than an industry (or even wider) problem.
This is a problem with used phones (to a lesser extent because they tend to be easy to factory reset and people generally know about it), TVs, cars, trucks, houses if you want to include security systems, and anything else that stores credentials to third party systems. The article does mention this in one brief paragraph before sliding right back in to what Tesla specifically said about the issue.
How many of you have purchased a car and had "home" and "work" still set in the navigation system with the garage door opener still programmed to the built in button?
Except that the Tesla is also one of the only cars that's a rolling surveillance suite with eight cameras in the Model X. And who knows where that data is stored or gets sent? Personally I despise...
Except that the Tesla is also one of the only cars that's a rolling surveillance suite with eight cameras in the Model X. And who knows where that data is stored or gets sent?
Personally I despise the idea of a car that tracks everything I do, and uses itself as another data scavenging tool for the benefit of people I dont even know. Im sticking with good old fashioned non connected, non surveillance focused vehicles.
I agree with you on that, but that wasn't what this article was about. The article was about the data and services that remain attached to the old owner when transferring to a new owner.
I agree with you on that, but that wasn't what this article was about. The article was about the data and services that remain attached to the old owner when transferring to a new owner.
That was mentioned, though admittedly rather offhandedly. But here's the quote:
That was mentioned, though admittedly rather offhandedly. But here's the quote:
This is far from a Tesla-specific issue, he said. Cars, like laptops, smartphones, and even refrigerators and TVs, are now internet-connected devices that can store personal data.
The concerns in this article are neither novel nor limited to Tesla. I really find it annoying when articles heavily imply that a problem like this is specific to a manufacturer or a specific implementation of a given technology rather than an industry (or even wider) problem.
This is a problem with used phones (to a lesser extent because they tend to be easy to factory reset and people generally know about it), TVs, cars, trucks, houses if you want to include security systems, and anything else that stores credentials to third party systems. The article does mention this in one brief paragraph before sliding right back in to what Tesla specifically said about the issue.
How many of you have purchased a car and had "home" and "work" still set in the navigation system with the garage door opener still programmed to the built in button?
Except that the Tesla is also one of the only cars that's a rolling surveillance suite with eight cameras in the Model X. And who knows where that data is stored or gets sent?
Personally I despise the idea of a car that tracks everything I do, and uses itself as another data scavenging tool for the benefit of people I dont even know. Im sticking with good old fashioned non connected, non surveillance focused vehicles.
I agree with you on that, but that wasn't what this article was about. The article was about the data and services that remain attached to the old owner when transferring to a new owner.
But that's what I mean - how does an owner know if some of that video is stored in the Tesla or not?
That was mentioned, though admittedly rather offhandedly. But here's the quote:
But sir then how will we get our daily dose of rocket-man-bad ragebait?
This story reminds me of the one few years ago about a truck with an American plumbing company logo on the side ending up in the hands of ISIS.
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/12/14/459682171/lawsuit-sheds-light-on-how-a-texas-plumbers-truck-ended-up-in-syria