Privacy

Bill Would Fine Illegal Autonomous Vehicles $25K Per Day

January 6, 2017  ·  Mark Reback

<p><strong>Permits that only cost $150 are clearly worth taking the time to secure if this ends up being the alternative</strong></p> <p><span>Inspired by Uber's illegal autonomous taxi launch in California, a San Francisco assemblyman is calling on the state to tighten self-driving rules.</span></p>

Consumer Advocates Ask Uber For More Transparency

January 5, 2017  ·  Mark Reback

<p>California-based advocacy group Consumer Watchdog publicly asked Uber to release test data surrounding its autonomous vehicle program and called on the mobility giant to go on-record regarding its plans to address several challenges currently faced by driverless technology.<br /> <br />

Uber Self-Driving Cars: When Will It Happen? California Lawmaker Comes Up With Penalties For Permitless Testing Of New Technology

January 5, 2017  ·  Mark Reback

<div class="article-body" itemprop="articleBody"> <p>A California lawmaker doesn’t want operators of self-driving vehicles sneaking their cars on the road without permission.</p> <p>Democratic Assemblyman Phil Ting of San Francisco Thursday proposed fines as high as $25,000 per vehicle per day for any company testing self-driving vehicles on public roads without first obtaining a two-year, $150 permit from the Department of Motor Vehicles.</p>

Spousal Snoops Find Ally In Shared Devices

January 3, 2017  ·  Mark Reback

<p><strong>Convenient stored passwords imperil privacy; Passwords on shared devices can be snooping spouses' best ally</strong></p> <p> </p> <p>James Phills uncovered details about his estranged wife's romance with his boss through private Facebook messages he wasn't meant to see.</p>

Uber Pulls Self-Driving Cars From California Roads

December 21, 2016  ·  Mark Reback

<p class="paragraph" data-pnum="1">The California Department of Motor Vehicles on Wednesday revoked the registration for Uber’s 16 self-driving cars over a permit fracas, effectively ending the company’s pilot program in San Francisco.</p>

Uber Self-Driving Car Registrations Revoked In San Francisco

December 21, 2016  ·  Mark Reback

<p><strong>Blow to transport company after permit battle over its 16 autonomous vehicles</strong></p> <p>Uber has been forced to halt its controversial pilot of self-driving cars in San Francisco after local highways regulators revoked its vehicles’ registrations, ending a legal stand-off over California’s rules on testing autonomous vehicles.</p>

Witness Says Self-Driving Uber Ran Red Light On Its Own, Disputing Uber’s Claims

December 21, 2016  ·  Mark Reback

<p><strong>Company insists traffic violations in San Francisco are the result of ‘human error’ by drivers who can take control if needed, but witness account contradicts this</strong></p> <p>An autonomous Uber malfunctioned while in “self-driving mode” and caused a near collision in <a class="u-underline" data-component="auto-linked-tag" data-link-name="auto-linked-tag" href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/san-francisco">San Francisco</a>, according to a business owner whose account raises new safety concerns about the unregulated technology launch.</p>

Google Has Once Again Violated Privacy Laws By Making Changes In Policy: Report

December 21, 2016  ·  Mark Reback

<p style="">A recent policy change made by search giant Google in June has now resulted it in being branded as a ‘serial privacy violator’.

Here’s Why Google’s New Privacy Policy Has Watchdog Organizations’ Snarling

December 21, 2016  ·  Mark Reback

<p class="content__segment"><a class="js-newsleads" data-ct="APT:bbm_profile_link" data-id="109254" href="http://companies.bizjournals.com/profile/google/100651/?mkt=dallas">Google’s</a> privacy policy is under the microscope.</p>

Uber Cancels Self-Driving Car Trial In San Francisco After State Forces It Off Road

December 21, 2016  ·  Mark Reback

<p><strong>California DMV announced it had revoked the registration of 16 autonomous Uber cars, which were caught on numerous occasions running red lights</strong></p>

Uber Halts San Francisco Driverless Cars As DMV Revokes Test Fleet Registration

December 21, 2016  ·  Mark Reback

<p>Uber’s puzzling defiance of a California requirement that it get a $150 permit to operate self-driving cars in San Francisco came to an end with the ride-hailing company announcing it was suspending the program. Uber had little choice: California's Department of Motor Vehicles revoked registrations for its 16-vehicle test fleet earlier in the day.</p>

Uber Pulls Self-Driving Cars From San Francisco streets, Bowing To Regulators’ Demands

December 21, 2016  ·  Mark Reback

<p>SAN FRANCISCO — Uber pulled its self-driving cars off San Francisco’s streets Wednesday after the state’s Department of Motor Vehicles revoked their registrations, effectively ending the company’s controversial pilot program after just one week.</p>