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>Unbeknownst to vehicle drivers, newer cars record and store GPS data that can be retrieved, providing accurate location information going back years, security researchers have discovered. Research and development engineer Romain Marchand of Paris headquartered Quarkslab obtained a telematic control unit (TCU) from a salvage yard in Poland via an online marketplace, a device that had been used in a BYD Seal vehicle.

Archive: https://archive.today/U5S7s From the post: >>Unbeknownst to vehicle drivers, newer cars record and store GPS data that can be retrieved, providing accurate location information going back years, security researchers have discovered. Research and development engineer Romain Marchand of Paris headquartered Quarkslab obtained a telematic control unit (TCU) from a salvage yard in Poland via an online marketplace, a device that had been used in a BYD Seal vehicle.
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All that needs to happen to curtail this practice of digital privacy invasion is for one high profile celebrity or politician to get goodified using their historical location data recovered from their former vehicles. All of a sudden the elite will pretend that they care about data privacy and safety and make changes to prevent his from happening again and again. They only care when it affects them so maybe some morally flexible, tech savvy individual will make the (((elite))) concerned for their safety.

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Yeah, Cars that track anything (they should not) should at least have a "factory reset" that wipes ALL historical data from the vehicle that is not directly related to it being serviced or engine function.

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Always wipe the data from the "infotainment" center in your car.