The EU is moving forward with legislation to require ISA, Intelligent Speed Assistance, in all new cars starting in 2022. This system will use GPS, map databases, and speed limit reading cameras to limit speed. Speed limiting will be accomplished by limiting engine power. Drivers can temporarily override the system by pressing down hard on the accelerator. It seems that, at least to start, the system will have an off button. Other requirements of the legislation include a system to monitor the driver for drowsiness, and inattention, as well as standard hookups for in car breathalysers. It seems the driver monitoring systems may include in car cameras pointed at the driver.
Sources:
thisismoney.co.uk
fortune.com
euractiv.com
theengineer.co.uk
gizmodo.com
Previously on Soylent: Volvo: In-Car Cameras Will Monitor Drivers and Take Action to Prevent Distracted or Impaired Driving
(Score: 2) by Immerman on Friday March 29 2019, @08:18PM (1 child)
I'm inclined to agree. However, it seems very unlikely that your privacy-respecting version would be implemented unless required by law. Storage is practically free (well, for everything except video), and manufacturers, insurance companies, authoritarian politicians, law enforcement, and intelligence agencies all have much to gain from unrestricted access to historical data that interests them.
(Score: 2) by Unixnut on Friday March 29 2019, @08:46PM
Problem is even if it is law, it doesn't mean the government will follow it. There are a lot of privacy and other citizen protection laws that get violated constantly, and sometimes the citizen can't afford to go to court over it. And even if you think you can afford take your own government to court (without it ruining your life), if by the end of it you manage to win, the government will just pay you off with your own money (and raise taxes to compensate).
And then you are back to square one. Assuming you can even find out they are violating the law. It is a horrible PITA To dig through the government to actually find out what they are doing.
Not to even mention having to deal with private businesses with entire divisions of lawyers and more money than you can imagine. Keeping them in check will be hard as well.
The only safe way to make sure such information is not abused, is to never collect it in the first place. The moment you collect and store the info, someone will try to abuse it. It is human nature.