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AC_Hacker · 08-25-16, 08:45 AM

I suppose that most people do not care that their information is leaking and being shared without their consent.

Other people are concerned, and would like to be able to have some control over the hemorrhaging of their personal info.

I came across some information about the Nissan Leaf that I found to be startling: Nissan Leaf cars constantly broadcast:

VIN numbers
Lattitude
Longatude

...and possibly much, much more through a built-in cellular system and into the Internet.

Here's an article that introduces this:

Nissan Leaf secretly leaks driver location, speed to websites | Computerworld

This article speaks of a Seattle hacker (white hat) who noticed this. There is a link in this article to that hacker's web post. Unfortunately that web post is gone. Fortunately, Archive.org remembers that web site:

https://web.archive.org/web/20110902...t/~casey/?p=97

There are some videos that Archive.org did not store, but here they are:

https://www.youtube.com/embed/duOI9wZ_SFc

https://www.youtube.com/embed/taZ7fjgPRCI

http://www.youtube.com/embed/kPcCjk-KZqM

A few more stories about this:

Your car may be invading your privacy

https://www.newshosting.com/blog/you...privacy-alert/

Your Car Is Spying on You

Nissan claims that they disabled this "feature". But that means that they can enable this "feature" any time.

Nissan Disables App After Remote Hack Demo - Infosecurity Magazine

https://www.engadget.com/2016/02/24/...security-flaw/

I spoke to Nissan techs about my concern, they said that Nissan just wants to record "driving data".

I'm not very comforted by that. I asked how can I disable this "feature" they said that it can not be turned off.

Cool, huh?

-AC_Hacker

08-25-16, 08:45 AM	#29
AC_Hacker Supreme EcoRenovator Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 4,004 Thanks: 303 Thanked 723 Times in 534 Posts	Leaf Spy Bad... I suppose that most people do not care that their information is leaking and being shared without their consent. Other people are concerned, and would like to be able to have some control over the hemorrhaging of their personal info. I came across some information about the Nissan Leaf that I found to be startling: Nissan Leaf cars constantly broadcast: VIN numbers Lattitude Longatude ...and possibly much, much more through a built-in cellular system and into the Internet. Here's an article that introduces this: Nissan Leaf secretly leaks driver location, speed to websites \| Computerworld This article speaks of a Seattle hacker (white hat) who noticed this. There is a link in this article to that hacker's web post. Unfortunately that web post is gone. Fortunately, Archive.org remembers that web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20110902...t/~casey/?p=97 There are some videos that Archive.org did not store, but here they are: https://www.youtube.com/embed/duOI9wZ_SFc https://www.youtube.com/embed/taZ7fjgPRCI http://www.youtube.com/embed/kPcCjk-KZqM A few more stories about this: Your car may be invading your privacy https://www.newshosting.com/blog/you...privacy-alert/ Your Car Is Spying on You Nissan claims that they disabled this "feature". But that means that they can enable this "feature" any time. Nissan Disables App After Remote Hack Demo - Infosecurity Magazine https://www.engadget.com/2016/02/24/...security-flaw/ I spoke to Nissan techs about my concern, they said that Nissan just wants to record "driving data". I'm not very comforted by that. I asked how can I disable this "feature" they said that it can not be turned off. Cool, huh? -AC_Hacker __________________ I'm not an HVAC technician. In fact, I'm barely even a hacker...