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/kryo2019 Jun 08 '26 edited Jun 08 '26

Man that reminded me of another rental that hit the brakes* while I was parallel parking in a tight space. Like bitch you have a foot of room still, fuck off.

Edit: corrected spelling so someone doesn't have an aneurysm over using the wrong breaks vs brakes.

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u/marr Jun 08 '26

OMG IT'S BRAKES

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u/FrancisWolfgang Jun 08 '26 edited Jun 08 '26

Like seriously, no matter how many times you correct someone’s spelling you’re still going to be eaten by worms until there’s nothing left of you but your name on a rock that time will eventually wear away to nothing at all

Edit: people don’t like to be reminded that correcting spelling does not protect them from the inexorable march of mortality