In the era of big data, people and cars are running naked

Gaohe Automobile may backfire this time.

Author: Lu Weijia

Living in the era of big data, none of us can guarantee that information can be absolutely confidential, or that there are no secrets in the era of big data.

In today's more developed scientific and technological information, the more people's sense of security is weak, when going out, in addition to ensuring personal safety, we also need to worry about whether there is a pinhole camera snooping when staying in the hotel, and whether the chat between friends is monitored by mobile phone software.

It is no exaggeration to say that in the era of big data where all kinds of stealing tools are pervasive and stealing methods are emerging in an endless stream, you and I are not "running naked". Unless you're in a completely electronically isolated space, you can never be sure that the cameras and microphones around you are working and uploading the collected data.

This includes the ordinary-looking dashcam.

The video originates from @Lee Mouse talking about the car

On May 6, car blogger "Li Mouse Says Car" posted a video on social platforms about "Gaohe Driving Recorder Suspected of Leaking Privacy".

According to the video content, the car blogger was able to receive signals from other Gaohe vehicles in real time through the interconnection function of Gaohe's car driving recorder, and was able to read the driving recorder screen of other Gaohe vehicles.

For example, the blogger randomly selected a Gaohe car located 639.4 kilometers away from him in Zhengzhou, Henan Province, and finally successfully saw the car parked on the side of the road through the interconnection system.

Because the video content is more sensitive, so the topic of "Gaohe driving recorder suspected of leaking privacy" has aroused heated discussion, many netizens and industry insiders have said that Gaohe Automobile has leaked personal information, and it is recommended that military bases and other confidential units prohibit Gaohe Automobile from entering like Tesla Motors, and car owners should jointly sue Gaohe Automobile.

The next day, Gaohe Responded to everyone's questions.

Gaohe Automobile officially said that Gaohe Automobile has always strictly complied with the provisions of the state and various local departments on information and data security, and the user data security has complied with the relevant laws and regulations of the national information security management.

As for the "Li Mouse said car" mentioned in the Weibo video "whether the driving recorder is opened / closed by default when leaving the factory", Gaohe Automobile responded that the shared driving recorder belongs to the component of the fleet travel and vehicle road coordination system, the function is turned off by default when the vehicle leaves the factory, if the user wants to open the function, the user needs to confirm the privacy clause pop-up window through the relevant function options in the settings after the vehicle is powered on, and then confirm the privacy clause pop-up window through the relevant function options in the settings.

At the same time, Gaohe Auto official also said that when the vehicle is turned off the power, the function can not be enabled, can not be opened remotely, will not be stored information, the function does not leak user privacy, please rest assured that the majority of users. Moreover, the "car-car interconnection" function is currently being updated according to the requirements of the latest national laws, as well as providing a better user experience under the premise of strict compliance with national regulations.

In summary, if the "car-car interconnection" function of Gaohe Automobile has been turned off by default at the vehicle factory, and the user needs to confirm it twice to open, then the "leakage of privacy" of the function is actually excusable, after all, this has been agreed by the owner and user, and we have nothing to blame.

It is just incomprehensible that such a serious and important official statement does not even have a red official seal, which is really a bit of a "child's play". And with the release of the official statement, the "car-car interconnection" function has been officially suspended by Gaohe Automobile.

It is worth emphasizing that some lawyers said that in addition to the suspected violation of the user's privacy, there is another problem behind Gaohe Automobile's "car-car interconnection" function that is not concerned by most people: it violates the information privacy of people outside the car.

According to the relevant regulations issued by the State Internet Information Office in 2021 , "Several Provisions on the Management of Automotive Data Security (Trial)", automotive data processors adhere to the principles of "in-vehicle processing", "default non-collection", "accuracy range applicability", "desensitization processing" and other principles in carrying out automotive data processing activities to reduce the disorderly collection and illegal abuse of automotive data.

For sensitive personal information, on the basis of performing obligations such as informing and obtaining individuals' separate consent, automotive data processors handling sensitive personal information shall also meet specific requirements such as limiting the purpose of processing, prompting the status of collection, and facilitating the termination of collection by individuals.

In my personal opinion, perhaps the starting point of the "car-car interconnection" function is well-intentioned, which can enhance the playability of the vehicle and assist the user group to socialize.

However, contrary to expectations, the sharing logic of Gaohe Automobile's "car-car interconnection" function is inevitably not rigorous enough, and the official attitude of leaking privacy is not important enough, and even none of us dare to say whether there is a professional legal counsel behind the creation of the function to give professional advice.

In short, as a car company with the highest average transaction price of its own brand, Gaohe Automobile has ruined its good feelings in the new energy vehicle market this time.

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