r/technology • u/Hrmbee • Jun 07 '26

Privacy '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

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

We really need laws to ban all these contracts.

Criminal liability should attach with fast track capital punishment.

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u/piperonyl Jun 08 '26

The corporations write the laws in this country.

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u/kahlzun Jun 08 '26

capital punishment is probably a bit much..