{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.markey.senate.gov/news/press-releases/markey-blumenthal-call-on-transportation-department-to-promote-vehicle-cybersecurity-and-protect-occupants-privacy", "Markey, Blumenthal Call on Transportation Department to Promote Vehicle Cybersecurity and Protect Occupants’ Privacy", "2016-12-13", "2016", "2016-12", "Democrat", "House", "MA", "Edward Markey", "M000133", "www.markey.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Markey, Blumenthal Call on Transportation Department to Promote Vehicle Cybersecurity and Protect Occupants\u2019 Privacy \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTuesday, December 13, 2016\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tSenators have introduced legislation to establish federal standards to secure cars from cyberattack and protect drivers\u2019 privacy\r\n\r\nBoston (December 13, 2016) \u2013 Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), members of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, today called on the Department of Transportation (DOT) to ensure that robust cybersecurity and privacy protections are put in place before automakers deploy vehicle-2-vehicle and vehicle-2-infrastructure communication technologies.\u00a0 Today, the DOT released a proposed rule that may require new light-duty vehicles to have vehicle-2-vehicle communication technologies, which use communications technologies to share speed, direction data, and other transportation information to prevent accidents and reduce congestion.\u00a0\r\n\r\n\u201cWhile these new technologies have the potential to save lives, security and privacy cannot be an afterthought in this new era of connected cars,\u201d\u00a0said Senators Markey and Blumenthal.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cIf hackers access a vehicle\u2019s systems, privacy could be compromised, the safety of the vehicle could be put at risk and disaster could ensue.\u00a0As this important rulemaking proceeds, we call on the Department of Transportation to ensure that vehicles have robust cybersecurity and privacy protections in place before automakers deploy vehicle-2-vehicle and vehicle-2-infrastructure communication technologies.\u201d\u00a0\r\n\u00a0\r\nIn August, the Senators sent a\u00a0letter\u00a0encouraging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to consider taking a number of steps to protect consumers\u2019 safety and privacy as car manufacturers deploy vehicle-2-vehicle and vehicle-2-infrastructure technologies in their automobiles.\r\n\u00a0\r\nIn July 2015, Senators Markey and Blumenthal introduced the\u00a0Security and Privacy in Your Car\u00a0(SPY Car) Act, legislation that would direct the National Highway Traffic and Safety administration and the Federal Trade Commission to establish federal standards to secure our cars and protect drivers\u2019 privacy. The SPY Car Act also establishes a rating system \u2014 or \u201ccyber dashboard\u201d\u2014 that informs consumers about how well the vehicle protects drivers\u2019 security and privacy beyond those minimum standards.\r\n\u00a0\r\n\u00a0In 2015, Senator Markey released\u00a0the report\u00a0Tracking & Hacking: Security & Privacy Gaps Put American Drivers at Risk,\u00a0which\u00a0detailed major gaps in how auto companies are securing connected features in cars against hackers. For example, only two of the 16 car companies had developed any capability to detect and respond to a hacking attack in real time and, and most customers don\u2019t even know that their information is being collected and sent to third parties.\r\n\u00a0\r\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.markey.senate.gov/news/press-releases/markey-blumenthal-call-on-transportation-department-to-promote-vehicle-cybersecurity-and-protect-occupants-privacy"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.083342056721449, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}