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Your car might be watching you to keep you safe − at the expense of your privacy

  • Written by M. Hadi Amini, Assistant Professor of Computing and Information Sciences, Florida International University
imageMany modern cars watch occupants -- a plus for safety but not so much for privacy.Courtesy LG

Depending on which late-model vehicle you own, your car might be watching you – literally and figuratively – as you drive down the road. It’s watching you with cameras that monitor the cabin and track where you’re looking, and with...

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