Could this be used to issue tickets, change your insurance premiums, or other privacy concerns? Many believe yes. Unless good people stand up and do something, this could turn into a nightmare of a police state with yet another violation of your civil rights.
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Proposed new federal rule could put 'big brother' in your driver's seatBy Doug McKelway
Published August 12, 2013
FoxNews.com
A proposed federal rule that would require black boxes or event data recorders (EDRs) in every U.S. automobile may mean “Big Brother” could be in your passenger seat for every drive.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration rule requires all light passenger vehicles be equipped with an EDR by Sep.1, 2014. Ninety-six percent of new cars already have them - measuring such inputs as speed, lateral acceleration, pedal effort, seat belt use, wheel spin, steering wheel turn and direction.
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The potential for malfeasance is huge, but so is the access EDRs give to law enforcement and insurance companies, who could download EDR data to determine whether a motorist is at fault in an accident.
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Overlaid with
GPS data, or with new D.U.I. interlock technology now under consideration for all automobiles, some say the black box could become a Pandora's box of Fourth Amendment violations against unlawful search and seizure.
Jeramie Scott of the Electronic Privacy Information Center said, "We just want data to be owned by the vehicle owners so it's required that their consent is given when the data is retrieved, whether it's by insurance companies or law enforcement or others."
The comment period for the NHTSA proposed EDR rule ended last February. The final rule has not yet been published.
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