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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald

Sorry, I'm not giving Big Brother a free ride

Is personal data being harvested while you're in your car?

There was a rather disturbing article in the ABC News feed this week about an investigation by Choice (Australian Consumer Magazine) on the ways in which data, sometimes sensitive, is being harvested by modern technology in newer cars and then sold on to data collection agencies.

The data includes voice, as well as driving behaviours, and, in one well-known electric car manufacturer, video.

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