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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. JUST SAY YOU NEVER MET ME by Elwood+P+Dowd · · Score: 0, Redundant

    (see subject)

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    There are no trails. There are no trees out here.
  2. Can you hear me now? by John+Jorsett · · Score: 0, Redundant

    BAD!