Andrea Amico

Andrea Amico

privacy4cars.com
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Andrea Amico I am the founder of Privacy4Cars.com, the first and only app designed to intuitively and rapidly delete Personally Identifiable Information (PII) from vehicles while building a compliance log to meet privacy regulations. Think about the last time you sold or rented a car… Did you use handsfree BT or plugged in the USB? A “mini copy” of your phone (contacts, call logs, text messages, and more) may be left behind. Cars may also know where you’ve been, your home address, and your garage codes. This kind of information can be potentially put vehicle users at risk, which is why businesses must comply with growing Privacy and Security regulations. Whether it’s EU’s GDPR, CA’s Consumer Privacy Act, Canada‘s PIPEDA, etc., Privacy4Cars can help your business comply with local laws and protect you from expensive fines, lawsuits, & reputational harm. I speak often at conferences about privacy and cybersecurity for vehicles. I am the pen tester who discovered and responsibly disclosed CarsBlues, a hack that exploits infotainment systems with commonly available hardware to extract the PII of previous users. I was able to successfully attack vehicles from 22 different makes (to date). Auto-ISAC estimates tens of millions of vehicles in circulation are vulnerable. I enjoy collaborating with universities and a number of industry organizations, chiefly among them the International Automotive Remarketers Alliance (IARA.biz) where I co-chair the Compliance Committee.

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Of the almost 300 million cars that are in circulation in the U.S., the vast majority collect consumer’s personal information. Every time you connect your phone via USB or Bluetooth, your car is designed to download data and store it locally. The automotive industry is grossly behind when it comes to data privacy and s

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