Alex Thompson and Felix Salmon discuss low-risk campaigns for the 2024 presidential frontrunners. They delve into the subtle strategies of Biden and Trump, the potential impact of Trump's legal troubles, Narcan availability, and privacy concerns in connected cars.
The 2024 presidential election sees both frontrunners, Joe Biden and Donald Trump, adopting low-risk and low-visibility campaigns, diverging from traditional campaigning methods.
Connected cars have the capability to collect and share personal data without transparency, including driving habits and sensitive information like immigration status, with limited consumer options for privacy protection.
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Low-profile 2024 presidential campaigns
In the upcoming 2024 presidential election, both Joe Biden and Donald Trump are running low-risk and low-visibility campaigns. Trump's limited public events and Biden's focus on avoiding COVID exposure demonstrate a departure from traditional campaigning.
Privacy concerns with connected cars
A recent report reveals that connected cars can gather and share significant amounts of personal data without transparency from automakers. The data includes driving habits, infotainment usage, and even sensitive information like immigration status. Consumer options to protect privacy are limited, as most new cars operate as computers on wheels.
Narcan availability and cost
The opioid overdose reversal drug, Narcan, becoming available over the counter raises concerns about accessibility and cost. While some places offer Narcan for free, others suggest wider distribution of the drug at little or no cost to save more lives.
The 2024 presidential election is looking different from elections past for a number of reasons. A former president is running against a current president, which has only happened a handful of times in U.S. history, and each of the frontrunners has a distinctly low-profile campaign for now.
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