Apps that remotely track and control cars are being weaponized by abusive partners. Car manufacturers have been slow to respond, according to victims and experts.

She stopped responding to him, she said, even though he texted and called her hundreds of times.

Ms. Dowdall, 59, started occasionally seeing a strange new message on the display in her Mercedes, about a location-based service called “mbrace.” The second time it happened, she took a photograph and searched for the name online.

“I realized, oh my God, that’s him tracking me,” Ms. Dowdall said.

  • smort@lemmy.worldEnglish
    8·
    11 months ago

    Huh Mazda isn’t listed. I assume because it wasn’t tested, rather than because it’s so much better than the others

    • Saik0@lemmy.saik0.comEnglish
      4·
      11 months ago

      That’s correct. All models not listed were simply just not evaluated. You cannot trust any of them at this point. Which is just a pure fucking shame.

      I’d personally like to see them do an exhaustive research into all brands… so I can actually strictly buy the one that values me the most.