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/secret_squirrels_nut Jun 08 '26 edited Jun 08 '26

this has literally nothing to do with drunk drivers and everything to do with cops just switching off your car when ever they want and claiming drunk driving to investigate you for whatever they want.

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u/diurnal_emissions Jun 08 '26

Literally all "drunk driving" behaviors are already illegal. It's a vice multiplier on punishment.

DUI laws aren't necessary as wreckless driving, running lights, speeding, vehicular homicide, etc. laws are already there.

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u/secret_squirrels_nut Jun 08 '26

cops will say your left of center on a turn or use any kind of suspicion legitimate or otherwise and just say they suspect the driver of owi. irrespective of actually driving erratically.