Friday, July 03, 2015

Concentrate on Your Driving

Independence Day / privacy advice: DON'T pair your smartphone via Bluetooth with rental cars.
When you connect your gadget to a car with Bluetooth, the car stores your phone number to make it easier to connect later. It also stores your call logs, including any contacts you dialed. Just one problem: All that information is saved inside the system and just sitting around for the next renter to find.
If you absolutely must make hands-free phone calls, the columnist advises to clear the smartphone data from the rental car before returning it or bring your own Bluetooth audio kit (example).

Of course, the best advice is not to pair your phone at all and concentrate on your driving.

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