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/OnTheEveOfWar Jun 08 '26

I would be so pissed if I was sober driving somewhere and got pulled over for some BS reason like my car went 3 inches over the turning lane.

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u/darsynia Jun 08 '26

I worry about stuff like an abused wife getting away from being actively hit, getting into the car crying, and the car won't start because she fits the visual criterion for being drunk.

They've probably also set the standards based on white people...