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Roadside Assistance System Used for Eavesdropping

Posted by michael on from the tap-tap-tapping dept.

pegr writes "El Reg has a story about how a US appeals court has 'put the brakes on an FBI surveillance technique that turns an automobile driver's on-board vehicle navigation system into a covert eavesdropping device, after finding that the spying effectively disables the system's emergency and roadside assistance features.' Seems the right to get the service you pay for trumps the 'right' of the FBI to spy on you, using your own vehicle's systems!"

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  1. Talk about collecting useful data! by TPS+Report · · Score: 5, Funny

    Scene: Interrogation room, deep under FBI headquarters.

    AGENT: We know you did it. We have proof.
    YOU: You've got nothing!
    AGENT: [to other agent] Bob, play the tape.


    YOUR VOICE: I'd like the double cheeseburger meal, supersized with no pickles
    MCDONALDS DRIVE THROUGH: What kind of drink?
    YOUR VOICE: A large Coke please

    AGENT: Damnit. Fast forward the tape a bit.

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    I was told that I could listen to the radio at a reasonable volume from nine to eleven...