Bloatware in Aftermarket Auto Parts

Reported by Schneier on Security (Bruce Schneier)

Summary by Cyber Security News30 Oct 2026, 16:20 CET

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This story is interesting: One Civic owner purchased a cheap aftermarket head unit off Amazon, and decided to have Claude work its magic on it, like it would a smart TV. What was reportedly discovered isn’t surprising, but is worth knowing about. Among the pre-installed bloatware—or spyware, if you’re being less charitable—was a voice assistant equipped with WebView, an Android system component that lets apps display content off the web.

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