Invasion Of Privacy? NHTSA Admits It Is Mining Social Sites To Mount Recall Investigations

Usually agencies such as the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration (NHTSA) find out about vehicle issues when the manufacturer or owners who have experienced trouble report to them.

Now, an agency spokeswoman acknowledged that Twitter, Facebook, other social media websites, and even fan sites, online forums and bulletin boards are searched by the NHTSA regularly in order to discover information about possible issues that may warrant an investigation.

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TehShibbs - 1/30/2013 2:02:45 PM

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Whatever people post publicly is their own damn fault. Privacy settings are VERY easy to change.

mpls - 1/30/2013 5:31:51 PM

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So, will they dig out DSG issues or failing turbos ?

Not to name any brands in particular..

Agent009 - 1/31/2013 1:23:00 PM

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Actually sense it is social chatter. Are they basing investigations off of hearsay?