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Volkswagen leak exposed location of 800,000 electric car drivers for months

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75% Informative

A leak at Volkswagen software subsidiary Cariad exposed personal data, including location data, of hundreds of thousands of electric vehicle owners.

The leak was discovered by an unnamed whistleblower, who shared the vulnerability with the Chaos Computer Club and Der Spiegel .

Der Spiegel tracked the cars of two German politicians who agreed to have their data accessed by reporters.

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68

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61

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67

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

59

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not offensive

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not hateful

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short-lived

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