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Thanks. I read the original article and conspicuously absent is the actual mechanism of the data collection that is occurring here. Some of the claims seem bar

Thanks. I read the original article and conspicuously absent is the actual mechanism of the data collection that is occurring here. Some of the claims seem barely believable. Is data exfiltrated from the phone, via some kind of data access loophole in Android Auto / Car Play? Are the microphones in vehicles actively listening to conversations and shipping them off for analysis? Or is this all purely hypothetical (i.e., they say they have the right to use it, so clearly they must be trying to acquire it...)? The only techniques I can imagine that might lead to collection of data such as sexual activity are truly egregious indeed, and although I have incredibly low trust in auto makers such techniques seem like a bridge too far, even for them.

philsnow 3y ago
> Are the microphones in vehicles actively listening to conversations and shipping them off for analysis? Or is this all purely hypothetical (i.e., they say they have the right to use it, so clearly they must be trying to acquire it...)? All data that they can acquire will be acquired because data can be sold, leading to higher quarterly profits. There are almost no other considerations.
- kccqzy 3y ago
  This is reductionist and absurd. You bought an iPhone or an Android phone with a microphone. Will you automatically assume that Apple and Google will turn on your microphone remotely, acquire data, and sell them? If not, why do you assume so for cars?
  - Lio 3y ago
    Well I wouldn't be that surprised if Google started doing that. It's kind of their raison d'etre.