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1. gwbas1c · 1790888540 · focus · HN ↗

   This seems like something that needs legislation to address.

   1. goodmythical · 1790889633 · focus · HN ↗

      I'm sure that will go about as well as protecting the privacy of individuals in the face of "but the CHILDREN!" age verification.

      In-vehicle monitoring allows car manufacturers to remind the user to buckle up, keep their eyes on the road, stay off their phones, remind them to take breaks, turn the radio down in tense traffic, remind the driver to take a breath based on increased heart rate to minimize road rage, etc.

      Heck, we could really reduce lack of seatbelt related injuries and deaths if we could eliminate the 'drive' function while seatbelts are not properly worn (which we can now check with our AI cameras )

      What are you some kind of anti-safe-driving nut?

      1. gwbas1c · 1790947464 · focus · HN ↗

         What does that have to do with sending telematics to 3rd parties? All that stuff runs on the car.

         Our (US) legislation might be dysfunctional, but they aren't that stupid and gullible.

         1. chaps · 1790953098 · focus · HN ↗

            Sadly, yes they kinda are. Government agencies regularly buy feeds of this data for traffic/safety analysis. In the eyes of a lot of people working on these systems, it's often very much life or death because not doing analysis on it means more vehicle deaths. When I've talked to the folk who've worked on these systems, they entirely believe that the data is anonymous, so they don't see it as a privacy infringement.

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