Cheap Android car head unit found loaded with bloatware and spyware-like apps
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- Severity
- Low
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- 1
What happened
A Honda Civic owner bought a cheap replacement car stereo online and used an AI tool to look at the software inside it. They found unwanted pre-installed apps, including a call recorder and a location service from Baidu. The story also shows that ordinary people can now use AI to pick apart the software in everyday gadgets.
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