InformationWeek reports that IBM has made a $125 million deal to build an automobile-monitoring system and install a device in cars to track drivers in the United Arab Emirates. The technical details:CERT Telematics has committed to buy at least 100,000…
Tag: Privacy on the Roads
Black box data ownership in North Dakota
One of the concerns regarding new information technologies used in cars is the ownership of the data. This is a particular concern in the case of black boxes, systems that record pre-accident vehicle data, mostly for the benefit of insurance…
How to Make Traffic Cameras Respect Privacy
LawMeme links to a paper suggesting a cryptographic scheme to make traffic cameras that respect driver privacy:The basic idea is to replace cameras that snap pictures of license plates with EZ-Pass style transponders. On detecting a violation, the traffic enforcement…
Privacy as Contextual Integrity (Part 4): The Impact of new Vehicle Technology
[This is Part 4 of my discussion of the theory of "Privacy as Contextual Integrity"]The Impact of new Vehicle TechnologyWhen viewed within existing theories of privacy, any potential impact by new vehicle technologies on the flow of personal information could…
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RFID Tags for Cars
[via Freedom to Tinker]Educated Guesswork reports that Texas is considering requiring RFID tags on cars for law enforcement purposes (language of proposed legislation here).This is the continuation of a troubling trend of ways in which the integration of new technologies…
Privacy and Vehicle Travel
Privacy.org points to a Boston.com article that discusses recent privacy concerns about the upcoming implementation of E-ZPass (electronic toll collection) in New Hampshire:The E-ZPass system that will soon make it easier to pay tolls in New Hampshire will make it…
Federal Judge: No Warrant Needed to Use GPS Tracker
(via Privacy.org) A very chilling precedent from an upstate New York federal judge who ruled that police can secretly attach Global Positioning System devices to a suspect's vehicle without a warrant, stating that suspects had "no expectation of privacy in…
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California wants GPS Tracking Devices in Every Car
Since many states use gasoline taxes to help fund highway projects and road repairs, the increased usage of gas/electric hybrids hit are causing cash-strapped states to warn of rough roads ahead. California & Oregon are reported to be considering a…
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Submission to “Science and Technology in Society” Conference
I've made the following submission to the Science and Technology in Society conference sponsored by the School of Public Policy at George Mason University, The Center for International Science and Technology Policy at George Washington University, the Science and Technology…
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