The storage of usage-based insurance data in the cloud may render drivers' private information open to theft and abuse by cyber criminals, according to a study in Israel. Hackers can find out private details such as a driver's home, workplace and friendships by accessing even minimal amounts of the data collected by telematics devices, researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Beer-Sheva said. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev "The car is not just an object that drives itself," said Dr. Eyal Ben-David, one of the study's authors.
The storage of usage-based insurance data in the cloud may render drivers' private information open to theft and abuse by cyber criminals, according to a study in Israel. Hackers can find out private details such as a driver's home, workplace and friendships by accessing even minimal amounts of the data collected by telematics devices, researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Beer-Sheva said. "The car is not just an object that drives itself," said Dr. Eyal Ben-David, one of the study's authors.