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Forget Cell Phone Spying, Smart Appliance Privacy Questioned

Alexa, are you spying on me? It’s a fair question in light of attempts by authorities investigating the slaying of an Arkansas man to obtain voice recordings collected by an Amazon Echo speaker and its Alexa digital assistant. Yet the …

Automakers Unite to Protect Driver Privacy

Nineteen automakers accounting for most of the passenger cars and trucks sold in the U.S. have signed onto a set of principles they say will protect motorists’ privacy in an era when computerized cars pass along more information about their …

Bulk Sales of Driver Data Could End in Minnesota

Minnesota lawmakers are inserting themselves in a dispute between businesses and the state’s public safety agency over costs and ease of access to millions of driver’s records and vehicle registrations. Legislation reversing an administrative decision to end bulk sales of …