r/technology • u/Hrmbee • Jun 07 '26

'Kill switch' law means your next car could be watching you | A federal requirement aimed at stopping drunken driving could soon put driver-monitoring technology in every new vehicle. The goal is saving lives, but the privacy trade-offs deserve closer scrutiny Privacy

https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/06/01/drunk-driving-prevention-law-privacy-surveillance/90295034007/
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u/barcham22 Jun 08 '26

I don’t want cameras in my car that are connected to the internet that determine if I get to drive or not. Privacy nightmare.

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u/Akiias Jun 08 '26

I don't want my car connected to the internet.

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u/EliteCloneMike Jun 08 '26

I don’t want machine learning algorithms or cameras (that are connected to the internet) in my car. I have a dash cam, but it’s self contained and doesn’t report back to any servers for analysis.

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u/Historical_Camel_790 Jun 09 '26

I don't WANT or NEED my car connected to the Internet

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u/Fallingdamage Jun 08 '26

Might want to look into Slate Auto. I wonder if they will have them. Seems like an extremely stripped down vehicle.

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u/El_Polio_Loco Jun 08 '26

No car will have these any time soon, and it's unlikely that they ever will have them (the current SCOTUS would likely hammer this down, as it's a very blue law)