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Cars may be monitored for quality assurance… eavesdropping feature built in to some new vehicles.
New security feature “Valet Mode” can be turned on to record vehicle activity, including cameras and conversations when your vehicle is left in the hands of others. “All party consent” laws in many states causes manufacturers to consider updates.
Valet Mode = Eavesdropping Mode
GM warns Corvette spy feature may break law
Chris Woodyard, USA Today
General Motors is warning Chevrolet Corvette buyers and owners not to use one of the car’s most exotic high-tech features because it could inadvertently result in committing a crime in some states.
The feature involves “Valet Mode,” an aspect of the Performance Data Recorder in the 2015 Corvette, which is built in Bowling Green, Ky. It allows owners to secretly record conversations in their cars and performance data when they’re not along for the ride, such as when the car is being parked by a […]