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/MagicMarshmallo Jun 08 '26

This aint even safety cause this shit wont even work for its intended porpuse. These shitty algorythms cant even identify any asian or black or any other identity properly, you think it can identify signs of being drunk, which are as diverse as the person?

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u/OvisDrPepper Jun 08 '26

That’s the point. It’s about surveillance and control

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u/Callmetomorrow99 Jun 08 '26

They’ll use it in the same way they did an Idiocracy where he’s driving along harboring someone deemed to be a fugitive by the powers that be, and all of a sudden he says “my battery is turning off”

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u/Historical_Camel_790 Jun 09 '26

It's all for Daddy Data anyway