Records reviewed by WIRED show law enforcement agencies are eager to take advantage of the data trails generated by a flood of new internet-connected vehicle features.
Automakers are increasingly pushing consumers to accept monthly and annual fees to unlock preinstalled safety and performance features, from hands-free driving systems and heated seats to cameras that can automatically record accident situations. But the additional levels of internet connectivity this subscription model requires can increase drivers' exposure to government surveillance and the likelihood of being caught up in police investigations. A cache of more than two dozen police records recently reviewed by WIRED show US law enforcement agencies regularly trained on how to take advantage of "connected cars," with subscription-based features drastically increasing the amount of data that can be accessed during investigations. The records make clear that law enforcement's knowledge of the surveillance far exceeds that of the public and reveal how corporate policies and technologies -- not the law -- determine driver privacy.
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How to password protect folders and open them in Windows Mac or Linux?
I know I could and should encrypt whole drives but I want another layer of protect specific folders when my devices are unlocked, a password. I want the folders to behave like regular folders where I can add or remove files as usual, without a clunky UX like password protected zips. I looked it up and didn't find any straightforward solutions.
France: How the âwar on drugsâ is turbo-charging surveillance powers
A French law is set to unleash invasive new police surveillance powers. Fuelled by absurd rhetoric, the government is proposing what has been dubbed âthe worst surveillance law in the EUâ. Experts warn that it will fail to achieve its aims. However, the broad scope of the law means the powers can be...
Contacts and Calendars Sync (Syncthing + Radicale)
This is a simple guide on how to synchronise contacts and calendars between a desktop operating system (Windows, macOS, Linux) and Android relying on a combination of Syncthing and Radicale. The main goal and idea is to have Radicale running on every system locally, so that you can connect with it e...
What Kinds of Data do AI Chatbots Collect?
A chart titled "What Kind of Data Do AI Chatbots Collect?" lists and compares seven AI chatbotsâGemini, Claude, CoPilot, Deepseek, ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Grokâbased on the types and number of data points they collect as of February 2025. The categories of data include: Contact Info, Location, Contacts, User Content, History, Identifiers, Diagnostics, Usage Data, Purchases, Other Data.
- Gemini: Collects all 10 data types; highest total at 22 data points
- Claude: Collects 7 types; 13 data points
- CoPilot: Collects 7 types; 12 data points
- Deepseek: Collects 6 types; 11 data points
- ChatGPT: Collects 6 types; 10 data points
- Perplexity: Collects 6 types; 10 data points
- Grok: Collects 4 types; 7 data points
The EU Commission spent most of 2024 getting knocked around by opponents of its anti-encryption efforts. While it did find some support from countries with, shall we say, more authoritarian urges, âŚ
Exclusive: Algorithms allegedly being used to study data of thousands of people, in project critics say is âchilling and dystopianâ
On 8 April 2025, 237 civil society organizations, companies, and cybersecurity experts, including Global Encryption Coalition members, published a joint letter to members of the Swedish Riksdag calling on them to reject legislation that would force companies to undermine the encryption of their serv...
The court responsible for hearing Appleâs challenge against the UK Government demanding that it breaks encryption has rejected the Home Officeâs bid to have the case heard in secret.
Know how much the law doesâand doesnâtâprotect your privacy rights.
ChatGPTs "memory" is how it can and probably will easily monetise its users
It can remember specific, targeted things about you that perhaps tracking from cookies couldn't easily detect from you. I think the free AIs will exploit everything you type into it and deliver specific targeted advertisements for products instead perhaps of giving longer, more useful explanations.
Around the time / maybe just before OpenAI wanted to become a profit-driven company, it implemented memory, obviously for a specific reason!
Thoughts?
Last time Trump demanded social media handles for citizenship, green card, and visa applicants, it was only for immigrants outside the U.S.
Iranian officials are encouraging people to report women who refuse to obey the Islamic republic's dress code, according to a UN report.
The advertising industry is immensely powerful, and disturbingly opaque.
Protests have erupted following the move and the arrest of President Erdogan's main political rival
Researchers at the Citizen Lab say they traced a commercial spyware customer's internet protocol address to the headquarters of Ontario Provincial Police.
In a moment of clarity after initially moving forward a deeply flawed piece of legislation, the French National Assembly has done the right thing: it rejected a dangerous proposal that would have gutted end-to-end encryption in the name of fighting drug trafficking.
It's one time it's okay to cheapen yourself.
Should Apple bow down to the UKâs request? Here's what you think
Do background check sites actually work?
Fastbackgroundcheck. com says there's info on me on truthfinder, spokeo, peoplefinders and instantcheckmate. When I try going through all four of those sites takes a super long time, including a few times in the past when I tried getting reports on myself.
The progress bars reach 100% and reset continously. If these sites are legimate like some reddit users claim, then why or be upfront about wanting me to pay? Right now I'm convinced that these sites are snake oil, maybe they work if you pay but the behavior of the free options turn me off. They act 100% like typical scam websites, the kind that asks you to complete three surveys on external sites with fake progress bars.
Basic info like my full name, address, age, and siblings can be found with search engines easily but I feel like there's no point in trying to wipe it if there aren't methods that could definitely work.