{"id":2129368,"date":"2023-12-19T18:48:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-19T23:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/an-abused-wife-took-on-tesla-over-tracking-tech-she-lost\/"},"modified":"2023-12-19T18:48:48","modified_gmt":"2023-12-19T23:48:48","slug":"an-abused-wife-took-on-tesla-over-tracking-tech-she-lost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/an-abused-wife-took-on-tesla-over-tracking-tech-she-lost\/","title":{"rendered":"Abused wife battles Tesla on tracking tech, but loses"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fan-abused-wife-took-on-tesla-over-tracking-tech-she-lost%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2129368&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>December 19, 2023 \u2013\u2062 7:48 AM PST<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(Reuters) \u2013 In a gripping case that unfolded in San Francisco, police Sergeant David Radford reached out to Tesla in May 2020 for assistance. The request was simple yet\u2062 urgent: could the automaker provide data on a suspected stalker&#8217;s\u2064 remote access to a Tesla\u200b vehicle? The story begins with a woman who\u200d walked into\u200c the police \u200bstation, visibly shaken, and reported that her abusive husband was using the technology in their 2016 Tesla Model X to\u2063 stalk and harass her. The\u2062 situation took a chilling turn when she discovered a \u200cmetal baseball\u200d bat in the back seat, the same bat her husband had previously used to threaten her.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>As technology in cars becomes more advanced, cases of technology-enabled stalking are \u2062on the rise. \u200bAutomakers \u200care adding sophisticated features like\u200d location tracking and remote control of functions, which can be exploited by abusers. Divorce lawyers, private\u200c investigators, and anti-domestic-violence advocates have all witnessed an increase in such abusive behavior. While companies like Google and Apple have implemented safeguards in their products to \u200baddress similar concerns with phone spyware or tracking devices, the issue of stalking through\u200d car technology remains largely unaddressed.<\/p>\n<p>Although the exact scope of abuse involving car technology is difficult to quantify, Reuters investigated the San Francisco case and \u200canother incident involving stalking through Tesla technology. Tesla itself has encountered at least one other case of stalking through its\u2062 vehicle app. However, due to privacy and \u2064security concerns, many attorneys, private investigators, and anti-abuse advocates declined to provide\u200d specific details.<\/p>\n<p>While Tesla did not respond to requests for comment, the San Francisco Police Department and Sergeant\u200b Radford remained tight-lipped about the investigation. This case sheds light on the complex challenges\u2062 faced by auto companies and law enforcement when \u200cit comes to these technologies. Other\u2064 automakers also offer similar tracking and remote-access \u200cfeatures, prompting the Alliance for Automotive Innovation (AAI), a trade group for automakers and \u2063suppliers, to acknowledge the need for protections \u200dagainst abuse.<\/p>\n<p>AAI argued against California regulators\u2064 requiring carmakers to release\u2063 location or personal data under a new state privacy law, citing spousal violence as a concern.\u2064 The group emphasized the potential \u200dharm \u200cthat could arise from \u200cdisclosing location-tracking data to an \u2063abuser. While\u2064 some automakers have taken steps to prevent the misuse of data, such as General Motors allowing drivers to mask their location, the issue of stalking through \u2064car technology remains largely unaddressed.<\/p>\n<h2>REQUEST DENIED<\/h2>\n<p>The San Francisco woman filed\u2062 a lawsuit against her husband and Tesla, accusing the automaker of negligence for allowing her husband continued access to the car despite a restraining order.\u200b She sought monetary damages from Tesla, but the automaker prevailed in the lawsuit. Tesla argued that there was no proof\u2064 her husband used\u200c the car&#8217;s technology to \u200cstalk\u200c her and \u200cthat the restraining order did not specifically order the company to \u200dtake action. The woman and her husband settled\u200b the lawsuit in 2023, and their divorce case is still ongoing.<\/p>\n<h2>NO\u200c POLICY<\/h2>\n<p>Unlike the San Francisco woman, another victim \u2063of stalking through Tesla technology had the ability to change account settings and disconnect the car from the internet. However, Tesla cars only allow one primary \u200daccount holder, even in cases where multiple\u200c individuals co-own the vehicle. This lack of policy and safeguards has left victims vulnerable to abuse.<\/p>\n<h2>BAT IN THE VEHICLE<\/h2>\n<p>The San Francisco woman&#8217;s case revealed the disturbing extent of abuse enabled by car technology. Despite suffering physical and sexual abuse during her marriage, she was unable to remove her husband&#8217;s access to the car&#8217;s technology because his \u2064name remained on the\u2063 vehicle&#8217;s title. The woman reported multiple incidents of her \u200bcar&#8217;s settings being manipulated and sought help from Tesla, but the company claimed it\u2064 could not remove her \u200dhusband&#8217;s access without a change in ownership.\u2064 In the end, Tesla successfully defended itself in court, arguing that both the woman and her husband had a right to use the car&#8217;s technology.<\/p>\n<h2>CONCLUSION<\/h2>\n<p>The San\u2062 Francisco\u200b case\u2062 highlights the urgent need for auto companies to address the potential for abuse through their vehicle technology. As technology continues to advance, it\u2062 is crucial for companies to implement safeguards and policies that protect victims of stalking and domestic violence. Failure to do so not only puts lives at risk but also raises questions\u2063 about the ethical responsibilities of \u2063these companies.<\/p>\n<p><sup>Reporting by Kristina Cooke \u200dand Dan \u2062Levine; editing\u200d by Peter Henderson and Brian Thevenot<\/sup><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The Florida GOP votes to censure its chairman amid an ongoing \u2063investigation over\u2064 sexual assault.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Hamas continues to hold people hostage in Gaza, including Americans. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with\u200b Matt Rosendale<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Owen Shroyer<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>San Francisco police Sergeant David Radford contacted Tesla about data on an alleged stalker\u2019s \u2062remote access to \u2063a vehicle.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Google will pay $700 million and revamp its Play app store to allow for greater competition as\u200c part of an antitrust settlement with U.S. states and consumers.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Apple said it would pause sales of the \u200bsmartwatches as it deals with a patent dispute over the technology that enables the blood oxygen feature on the devices.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The SEC denied a petition \u200dby the country\u2019s largest crypto exchange Coinbase Global asking the agency to create new rules for \u2064the digital asset industry.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> How can\u2064 automakers strengthen privacy protections and safeguards in car technology to prevent stalking and harassment?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Breach of privacy and abuse\u2064 through car technology. As cars \u200bbecome more advanced and connected, they offer features \u2064that can be exploited by abusers\u200b for stalking and harassment. The San Francisco case\u200d involving\u2064 a Tesla vehicle exposed \u2062the chilling reality of technology-enabled\u2064 stalking.<\/p>\n<p>In May 2020, a woman walked into the police station, visibly shaken, reporting that \u200cher \u200dabusive husband was using their 2016 Tesla Model X to stalk and harass her. The situation took a disturbing turn \u2064when she discovered \u200ca metal baseball bat in the\u2063 backseat, the same bat her husband had previously used to threaten\u2063 her. She reached \u2062out\u200d to\u200c the police for help, \u200cand they turned \u200bto Tesla for assistance.<\/p>\n<p>The rise of \u200ctechnology-enabled stalking is a concerning trend as automakers incorporate features like \u2062location tracking and remote control\u200b into their vehicles. Divorce lawyers,\u200b private investigators, and anti-domestic-violence advocates have all witnessed an increase in such abusive behavior. While safeguards against phone spyware \u2062or tracking devices\u200c have been implemented by companies like Google and Apple, the issue of stalking through car technology remains largely unaddressed.<\/p>\n<p>The San Francisco case is not an isolated incident. Reuters investigated \u200banother incident involving \u200bTesla technology and discovered that Tesla itself had encountered at least one other case of stalking through its vehicle \u200dapp. However, \u200ddue to privacy and security concerns, many attorneys,\u2062 investigators,\u2064 and anti-abuse advocates were hesitant to provide \u200dspecific \u200bdetails.<\/p>\n<p>This case sheds light on the challenges \u200bfaced by auto\u2063 companies and law enforcement when it \u200bcomes to addressing these issues.\u200c Other automakers offer similar tracking and remote-access features, which prompted the Alliance for Automotive\u200c Innovation (AAI),\u200c a trade group for automakers and suppliers, to acknowledge the need for protections against abuse.<\/p>\n<p>AAI has argued against California regulators\u200d requiring carmakers to release location or personal data under a new state \u2063privacy law, citing spousal violence as \u200ca concern. The potential harm that \u200dcould \u200barise from\u2064 disclosing location-tracking\u200c data to an \u200dabuser is significant. While some automakers have taken steps \u2062to\u200d prevent the misuse\u2062 of data, such as\u2062 allowing drivers to mask their location, the issue of stalking through car technology remains largely unaddressed.<\/p>\n<p>In the San Francisco case,\u2062 the woman \u200bfiled a lawsuit against her husband and Tesla, accusing the automaker\u2064 of negligence for allowing her husband\u200b continued access to the car despite \u2063a restraining order. However, Tesla prevailed in \u2062the lawsuit, arguing that there was no proof\u200c of \u200bher husband\u2063 using the\u200b car&#8217;s technology \u2064to stalk her and that \u2064the restraining order did not explicitly order the \u2062company to take\u2064 action. The\u200b woman \u2063and her husband settled the lawsuit in\u2062 2023,\u2062 and their divorce case is ongoing.<\/p>\n<p>Another victim of stalking through Tesla technology had the ability to change account settings and disconnect the car from the internet. However, Tesla cars only allow one primary account holder, even in \u2063cases\u2064 where\u200b multiple individuals co-own the vehicle. This lack of \u2064policy and safeguards has \u2064left \u200bvictims vulnerable to abuse.<\/p>\n<p>The San Francisco case serves as \u200ca wakeup call for \u2062auto companies to address the potential for privacy breaches and \u2062abuse through car \u200btechnology. It is crucial for \u2064automakers to develop policies\u2064 and safeguards that protect individuals from stalking and harassment. \u200cThe safety and privacy of \u200btheir customers should be the utmost priority, \u200dand technological advancements should not become\u200d tools for\u2062 abuse.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On December 19, 2023, at 7:48 AM PST, San Francisco police Sergeant David Radford reached out to Tesla in May 2020. He requested data regarding a suspected stalker&#8217;s remote vehicle access. 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