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How car telematics helped catch a murderer
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Avacee:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-51466273

TL:DR - A murderer's wife's Land Rover Discovery sent back to Land Rover detailed information about its usage and put the vehicle in the vicinity of the murder at the time along with the times the engine was on+off, door opening+closing, boot(trunk) opening+closing, etc.
Even though the car was later burnt out Land Rover was able to provide all this information to the police from their servers.

The times tied in with the victim Sky's set top box also recording a loss of signal - the victim was shot while adjusting the satellite dish which the murderer had tampered with to get the victim outside.

Bet the murderer hadn't read the small print that paraphrasically said, "We record way more than you think we do."
Mr. Scram:
Great they caught a murderer, but why on Earth would you want your whereabouts and even when you open the trunk shared with the Landrover mothership? Apparently the location and events of every vehicle fitted with this technology are logged, not just that of vehicles of interest.
SiliconWizard:
Ahah, this is such a violation of privacy that it's almost funny. :-DD

Another question beyond why people would want this (assuming they actually know about it, which I'm not sure, this is likely written in ultra small characters on the 20th page of the sales contract ;D ), is how the hell can it even be legal in countries supposed to still protect privacy as a basic right? :palm:
Domagoj T:

--- Quote from: Mr. Scram on February 24, 2020, 05:37:23 pm ---Great they caught a murderer, but why on Earth would you want your whereabouts and even when you open the trunk shared with the Landrover mothership?
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Theft recovery?
The door/window/trunk details are most likely just because it can be done at next to no extra cost. There already are sensors all around the car, why not use the data available. :-//
Mr. Scram:

--- Quote from: Domagoj T on February 24, 2020, 05:47:25 pm ---Theft recovery?
The door/window/trunk details are most likely just because it can be done at next to no extra cost. There already are sensors all around the car, why not use the data available. :-//

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Why is that recording and transmitting data when the vehicle hasn't been reported stolen? Theft recovery isn't synonymous to having your life in your car recorded.
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