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"It is important to note that the exposed details do not constitute personally identifiable information, so it wouldn't be possible to use this data leak to track individuals unless the attacker knew the VIN (vehicle identification number) of their target's car." Am I dumb or are they? If you know someones home address, then all you need is a geo lookup, and a filter which selects for cars parked near that address at…
This is going to be really interesting when(not if) someone gets Apple or Google's phone tracking history of all their device holders.
Please don’t say “they’re tracking your location anyway” unless you have evidence. This is Hacker News not Conspiracy News.
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I read an article today about someone who was called by his daughter to transfer money. It turned out to be an AI deepfake. The criminal networks are pretty sophisticated.
>The criminal networks are pretty sophisticated. I’ve had to relay this on to people I train: It’s their job. It’s a business and it’s unreasonable for you to be better at aspects of it than they are. I think the slide is titled “Someone is going to be the goose, hopefully not you”.
In nature, the predator has the fangs and claws.
"It is important to note that the exposed details do not constitute personally identifiable information, so it wouldn't be possible to use this data leak to track individuals unless the attacker knew the VIN (vehicle identification number) of their target's car." Am I dumb or are they? If you know someones home address, then all you need is a geo lookup, and a filter which selects for cars parked near that address at…
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FYI, 40 miles is not plucked out of a hat. Scientists specifically mention that number because it exceeds the daily average driving distance of >90% of people. It is basically the point where any further increases in range becomes unnecessary cost.
A 24 kwH pack (or less) along with a https://www.liquidpiston.com/ engine could provide for an amazing hybrid platform. I think these large battery packs are an obscene waste. Even the 24 kwH pack should be running in 24 electric assist bicycles. Anything over 50 kwH is waste and preventing someone else from going electric.
Once we collectively get over range anxiety a whole new world is going to open up in EVs.
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FYI, 40 miles is not plucked out of a hat. Scientists specifically mention that number because it exceeds the daily average driving distance of >90% of people. It is basically the point where any further increases in range becomes unnecessary cost.
A 24 kwH pack (or less) along with a https://www.liquidpiston.com/ engine could provide for an amazing hybrid platform. I think these large battery packs are an obscene waste. Even the 24 kwH pack should be running in 24 electric assist bicycles. Anything over 50 kwH is waste and preventing someone else from going electric.
I agree that huge batteries are a waste, but I think there's basically no future in fossil fuel ground transportation. Hybrids are a transitional technology we might use for awhile because we don't have the EV production capacity.
In the long run I think we're better off electrifying our major highways so cars and trucks can charge without stopping. There are several ways to do it, of which induction is the least practical and most expensive.
I used to have a Ford. Their app was generally good but I think all you need is the VIN to add a new car. Now you have the ability to track that car, lock the doors, remote start it, and so on.
All second-hand car buyers should get their car's app and activate their car on it to lock out all other sessions - hopefully.
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> https://www.honda.com/privacy/connected-product-privacy-noti... ~~~ Their's is a lot better, does still include Geolocation, audio recordings, navigation usage, however the usage looks limited to just Honda and the obviously required services: ~~~ > We will not use Geolocation Information for our own marketing purposes or disclose identifiable Geolocation Information with third parties (except our service providers…
> or disclose identifiable Geolocation Information with third parties (except our service providers) without your consent. There's also that little qualifier "identifiable" in there. Companies usually take a very different stance on what constitutes "identifiable" than people think. What that's really saying is that they will share the geolocation information with third parties without your consent, but they'll proba…
But… it’s just metadata. It can’t possibly be cross referenced, in bulk, with high accuracy, in 5 minutes, right? And even if it could, I bet there’s no money to be made selling people’s data, so there will never be any shadow industry that “brokers data” of regular uninteresting people, that’d be ridiculous!
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A 24 kwH pack (or less) along with a https://www.liquidpiston.com/ engine could provide for an amazing hybrid platform. I think these large battery packs are an obscene waste. Even the 24 kwH pack should be running in 24 electric assist bicycles. Anything over 50 kwH is waste and preventing someone else from going electric.
The average person is extremely concerned about their ability to take that 1,000 mile road trip they’ve never even considered before. This waste also makes cars heavier than they need to be which requires special tyres (more expensive, of course), does more road damage, results in worse braking performance, and more impactful in accidents. And for people who care about driving, the added weight makes the driving expe…
I very much doubt we will ever get over it. We are specifically asked to abandon a feature we enjoyed for a century. We will likely only get over it when there are EVs that simply do not have this sacrifice.