Dutch spy agency warns against confidential talks near modern cars

The Netherlands' AIVD warned government officials and executives that built-in microphones, cameras and cellular modems in connected cars create surveillance risks. Disabling voice assistants may not turn off all microphones, depending on the vehicle's design.

• AIVD says connected cars rival smartphones in data collection
• Risk targets officials and executives handling sensitive information
• Turning off voice assistants may not disable all microphones
• Cars can expose conversations, GPS history and paired phone data