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California Protects Black-Box Data Privacy

Posted by timothy on from the lots-of-little-brothers dept.

Snowgen writes "According to a story at SFGate.com, California has recently passed a law regulating the little black boxes found in many modern automobiles. The new law requires that manufacturers disclose the existence of such boxes in the vehicle's operators' manual. The law also prohibits the use of data from such boxes without a court order or the permission of the vehicle's owner, unless the data is used in such a way that it can not be traced back to the owner."

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  1. i hate to do this but..... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    FP! =)

  2. I called in the experts by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The GNAA agree that there is a black man making notches on his penis in binary and feeding it through a reader.

  3. Re:I'd gladly allow access to my blackbox... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    From one anonymous coward to another...
    With a title like yours, I thought you'd be hiding a link to the goatse guy.

    Are you feeling lucky?

  4. Re:I would argue driving is a right. by parliboy · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    What is punishment without explanation.

    A SCO invoice?

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    "You're never ready, just less unprepared."