Text/Qin Ming
Recently, Gaohe Automobile issued a statement in response to the recent internet discussion of the leakage of user privacy by the Interconnection function of Gaohe Automobile.
Previously, according to a video posted by a Gaohe owner on social media, Gaohe's "car-car interconnection" function can open the remote imaging function after remotely connecting other users' vehicles. Through this function, you can view the images taken by the dashcam of other users, which may leak the privacy of the owner.
Gaohe publicly responded to the statement, please rest assured that the majority of netizens?
In response to outside skepticism, Gaohe Responded to the question on the morning of May 7. Gaohe Automobile said that the "car-car interconnection" function belongs to the team travel, vehicle-road coordination system components, the factory default off, but the user can open the function options in the settings after the vehicle is powered on, and through the secondary confirmation of the privacy terms pop-up window to open or close, the vehicle after the power can not be enabled, can not be opened remotely. In addition, it also mentioned that the "car-car interconnection" function is currently being updated according to the requirements of the latest national laws.
The event raises a web discussion
For The response of Gaohe Automobile, some netizens and car owners did not buy it, and they were worried that The camera of Gaohe Automobile leaked personal information, thereby infringing on the privacy of the owner. Some of these netizens said, "When opening this function, there should be no hints or privacy protocols, is this random switch not illegal?" "What does the stranger's record have to do with teaming up, and who will team up with strangers?" For these questions, Gaohe Automobile has not yet made a follow-up response.
The incident triggered many discussions among netizens, some netizens believe that this function is compliant and legal, the technology itself is neutral, the owner can open and close on his own, there is no invasion of privacy, and the function closure also harms the rights and interests of the owner; another part of the netizens believe that the interconnection function of Gaohe Automobile not only infringes the private domain, but also is suspected of violating public policy.
Personal opinion on this incident
In fact, in order to provide a smarter driving experience and record the occurrence of accidents, many car brands are now equipped with cameras, not only Gaohe Motors, but also Tesla, BMW, Geely and many other brands of individual models are installed inside and outside the car.
Although the camera provides many functional support for the vehicle, it comes at the expense of leaking personal privacy and information, and even to the detriment of other people's rights. Therefore, regulators are also paying more and more attention to automotive data security. In October last year, the "Several Provisions on the Safety Management of Automobile Data (Trial)" was officially implemented, which requires that if personal information outside the vehicle cannot be collected with the consent of an individual and provided to the outside of the car, it should be anonymized, including deleting the picture containing a natural person that can be identified, or partially contouring the face information in the picture.
Because of this, Dongfeng Nissan recently disabled the remote camera function for its cars. As for when to resume, no relevant notice has been received. And according to the content of the law, The car-car interconnection function of Gaohe Automobile does not meet the regulations, if the owner once opens this function, and has not been unified by passers-by, then this is a violation of the privacy of passers-by, and once turned on, Gaohe Automobile is equivalent to a camera, which will continuously collect information from the surrounding scene, which is also a violation of the mainland's personal information protection law, suspected of illegally collecting public information.
Compared with the non-compliance, users' confidence in whether Gaohe Automobile can properly protect personal sensitive information is insufficient. On the one hand, the design of "vehicle-to-car interconnection" is not mature enough, and the intensity of the reminder is not enough.
On the other hand, this high-level merger of this function has not been well popularized for car owners, and car owners do not understand the serious consequences and impacts of opening this function. In such a situation, the owner will have a serious risk of personal privacy leakage. In short, to completely dispel the doubts of car owners, it is necessary for relevant departments to strengthen supervision and further refine the use of camera specifications by car companies.
Write at the end:
With the rapid development of technology, the intelligent attributes of the current car are becoming more and more abundant, and the smart car is not just a means of transportation, it has become a mobile smart device. There are many functions that may touch the rights and interests of others, and even leak their own privacy, so whether it is the car company in the factory settings, or the user's later use should pay attention to the legal use of these functions, carefully understand the relevant instructions in the car, to avoid exposure, invasion of privacy and violation of relevant laws and regulations.