{"id":278312,"date":"2026-06-22T06:24:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T10:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/22\/blackvue-dashcam-company-could-be-putting-customers-privacy-at-risk\/"},"modified":"2026-06-22T06:30:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T10:30:10","slug":"blackvue-dashcam-company-could-be-putting-customers-privacy-at-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/22\/blackvue-dashcam-company-could-be-putting-customers-privacy-at-risk\/","title":{"rendered":"BlackVue: Dashcam company could be putting customers\u2019 privacy at risk"},"content":{"rendered":"

BlackVue: Dashcam company could be putting customers\u2019 privacy at risk<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/australia-news\/fears-australian-dashcam-company-could-be-putting-customers-privacy-at-risk-20260622-p60942.html<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-06-22 06:24:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.nine.com.au<\/a><\/p>\n

An Australian dashcam company may be putting customers\u2019 privacy at risk, broadcasting their location and live camera feed to the world.<\/p>\n

Dashcam owner Alex\u2019s jaw dropped when he made an alarming discovery about his new dashcam.<\/p>\n

An Australian dashcam company may be putting customers\u2019 privacy at risk, broadcasting their location and live camera feed to the world.\u00a09News<\/p>\n

\u201cI saw this little map icon for the dashcam, I clicked on that and I could see my dashcam,\u201d Alex said.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut I zoomed out and I could see everyone else\u2019s dash cams.\u201d<\/p>\n

The camera\u2019s app broadcasted a real-time video feed of other dashcam users around the world, where they were going and what they were saying.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI could hear people having their normal conversations and everything, it was very strange,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The cloud connectivity feature, available from Australian company BlackVue, was sold in popular stores nationwide.\u00a0<\/p>\n

On its website, the company sells it as a tool to check on your vehicle, but what they don\u2019t make clear is anyone can do the same.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou could keep listening to them, watching them and go from there, it\u2019s bad for predators,\u201d Alex said.<\/p>\n

It is understood the cloud used to be an opt-out feature, and only recently changed to opt-in.<\/p>\n

There are concerns people may not realise what they are signing up to, especially those who have their camera connected to the car battery allowing it to record 24 hours a day.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is probably one of the biggest privacy or security concerns I\u2019ve seen with a piece of technology in a long time,\u201d Nine tech expert Trevor Long said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would think that one per cent of people know this is happening, the other 99 per cent have no idea they\u2019ve connected this to the public.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a statement to 9News, BlackVue said it is operating in accordance with Australia\u2019s Cyber Security Act and information recently circulating on social media about the product is \u201csensationalist and inaccurate\u201d.<\/p>\n

Though the technology exists, most manufacturers…<\/p>\n

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