Auto data arms race?

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

Begin forwarded message:

From: Lauren Weinstein <lauren () vortex com>
Date: August 12, 2004 11:36:53 AM EDT
To: dave () farber net
Cc: lauren () vortex com
Subject: Auto data arms race?

Dave,

If insurance companies and law enforcement start making use of these
data collection systems in routine (non-accident) situations, one
can bet that an entire cottage industry will appear that is devoted
to modifying the collected data (and perhaps the data stored
in the car-based memory itself) by drivers who do not wish
their true driving behaviors to be known.  Calls for the
addition of GPS facilities to such equipment will only
accelerate this trend.  Of course, there will be attempts
made to better "lock down" the systems, and an "arms race"
will ensue.

--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein
lauren () pfir org or lauren () vortex com or lauren () privacyforum org
Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800
http://www.pfir.org/lauren
Co-Founder, PFIR - People For Internet Responsibility - 
http://www.pfir.org
Co-Founder, Fact Squad - http://www.factsquad.org
Co-Founder, URIICA - Union for Representative International Internet
                     Cooperation and Analysis - http://www.uriica.org
Moderator, PRIVACY Forum - http://www.vortex.com
Member, ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy


> Begin forwarded message:
>
> From: EEkid () aol com
> Date: August 11, 2004 5:53:07 PM EDT
> To: dave () farber net
> Subject: Re: [IP] American cars have a standardized data port connector
> under the dash

-------------------------------------
You are subscribed as interesting-people () lists elistx com
To manage your subscription, go to
 http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip

Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/