NHTSA Closes Barn Door, Hides Evidence
The NHTSA has definitely shut down on-line access to attachments in their Office of Defect Investigation complaint database. It’s about time, but it isn’t enough. To quote Kris Kristofferson, the...
View ArticleITS Technologies May Provide Better Travel In Exchange For Personal Data
As V2V and V2I technologies slowly make their way through the testing phase and into the mainstream, there could come a day when your commute will go more smoothly than it stands at the moment. That...
View ArticleUber Paid Hackers to Delete the Stolen Data of 57 Million People
In the midst of Uber Technologies’ corporate restructuring and cultivation of a squeaky-clean new image, the ride-hailing company was apparently hiding a dark secret. Striving for transparency, the...
View ArticleStates Begin Dealing With Driving Data, Right-to-Repair Laws
In reading this website, you’ve no doubt come across paranoid rants about automotive companies vacuuming up your personal data as connected cars become the norm — often written by yours truly....
View ArticleThe Hero We Need: Consumer Access to Repair Coalition
When it comes to activism, it’s best to choose your battles carefully. Fortunately, there aren’t too many causes within the auto industry and most are easy to get behind. Even though environmental...
View ArticleConsumer Advocacy Group Demands Driving Data Be Controlled by Drivers
The Global Alliance for Vehicle Data Access (GAVDA) has issued a letter to automotive manufacturers around the world to request consumers be given direct access to the data generated by the vehicles...
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