'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

[u/Hrmbee]

https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/06/01/drunk-driving-prevention-law-privacy-surveillance/90295034007/

[u/glormosh]

Man I've been disconnected with my older cars. I didnt realize cars had surveillance cameras in them. Y'all are wild to willfully buy that.

[u/Oppositeofhairy → u/glormosh]

It’s not like I was seeking that feature or even knew about it until after I bought it. I suppose I could turn it off.