A Car’s Computer Can ‘Fingerprint’ You in Minutes Based on How You Drive

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Post by jonbaer » Thu, Jun 02, 2016, 10:51 PM UTC

A Car’s Computer Can ‘Fingerprint’ You in Minutes Based on How You Drive
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Post by JimLaheyMD » Thu, Jun 02, 2016, 11:41 PM UTC

"In a study they plan to present at the Privacy Enhancing Technology Symposium in Germany this July"

How would this enhance privacy? It seems like it would do the opposite?

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Post by bowmessage » Thu, Jun 02, 2016, 11:44 PM UTC

JimLaheyMD wrote: post #2

"In a study they plan to present at the Privacy Enhancing Technology Symposium in Germany this July" How would this enhance privacy? It seems like it would do the opposite?

One needs to understand how to thwart privacy in order to gain their own.

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Post by [deleted] » Thu, Jun 02, 2016, 11:45 PM UTC

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Post by Bromskloss » Thu, Jun 02, 2016, 11:45 PM UTC

JimLaheyMD wrote: post #2

"In a study they plan to present at the Privacy Enhancing Technology Symposium in Germany this July" How would this enhance privacy? It seems like it would do the opposite?

I guess it can make sense to give a lecture about war on a peace conference.

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Post by [deleted] » Thu, Jun 02, 2016, 11:47 PM UTC

JimLaheyMD wrote: post #2

"In a study they plan to present at the Privacy Enhancing Technology Symposium in Germany this July" How would this enhance privacy? It seems like it would do the opposite?

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Post by recursive » Thu, Jun 02, 2016, 11:50 PM UTC

JimLaheyMD wrote: post #2

"In a study they plan to present at the Privacy Enhancing Technology Symposium in Germany this July" How would this enhance privacy? It seems like it would do the opposite?

This is exactly the reason they would never consider lock-picking techniques at lock symposium.

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Post by DrScump » Thu, Jun 02, 2016, 11:53 PM UTC

With 90 minutes of data, they could pick out one driver out of a sample size of 15. How meaningful is that, really?

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Post by [deleted] » Thu, Jun 02, 2016, 11:54 PM UTC

bowmessage wrote: post #3

JimLaheyMD wrote: post #2

"In a study they plan to present at the Privacy Enhancing Technology Symposium in Germany this July" How would this enhance privacy? It seems like it would do the opposite?

One needs to understand how to thwart privacy in order to gain their own.

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Post by Terribledactyl » Fri, Jun 03, 2016, 12:00 AM UTC

DrScump wrote: post #8

With 90 minutes of data, they could pick out one driver out of a sample size of 15 . How meaningful is that, really?

I think they meant 15/15 drivers which is a little better, but yeah.