BlackVue is a popular brand of premium dashcams. They have "cloud" functionality that allows them to be updated and view footage remotely. Last year they had a privacy snafu. Dashcams connected to their cloud were public-by-default.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaoI2Fltoxs …
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Well they "fixed" it by changing the default settings. But there's still a bunch of people who have it set to public from before who are probably oblivious. https://www.blackvue.com/blackvue-over-the-cloud-introducing-enhanced-privacy-controls/ …pic.twitter.com/dskyQZCImk
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Even if your video feed is private, for some reason they still show your location on a map unless you explicitly disable sharing your location publicly (the orange dots). It even shows the name set by the user, which is typically the brand and model of car. Nice for thieves.pic.twitter.com/wd1J8xUXPQ
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They have to be connected to WiFi in order for this to work. Some connect it to their cars in-built hotspot if it has one. But most people seem to have theirs set to the home WiFi. I took the screenshots during the day so most of the cars aren't home. At night there's a lot more.
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Because of that you can usually see into peoples garages. Sometimes there is a washing machine or dryer in sight. I dunno about you but I definitely walk into our garage naked to get clothes.pic.twitter.com/pG4cVqBGqT
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No idea why any of this bullshit is even a thing to begin with. Who even wants a public network of shared dashcams? What purpose does that serve? I cannot think of scenarios where you would want this. BlackVue already have an offering for people who manage vehicle fleets.
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Well this helps me feel better about procrastinating and not having set up BlackVue Cloud after all this time (didn’t have WiFi where I parked back when I first got the dashcam)
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I had the Cloud setup and was even considering getting a mobile hotspot to keep it always connected. Impact notifications while parked would have been really cool. Very relieved that I looked into it more within an hour of activating it (even though it's opt-in public now).
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Replying to @sebmck
Parking mode impact notifications have been useless for me. I think it uses the GPS to determine if the car is Parked, because it tends to notify me of an impact when I go over the curb while leaving the driveway. All other impact notifications are just me closing a door / trunk.
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Ah yeah, I think it uses GPS too. Which is ridiculous since I have it hardwired to a BlackVue battery and it can already determine if the car is on or off. Luckily our car is equipped with Hyundai Bluelink which has impact detection and works over the cars existing modem.
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