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NTSB Recommends Black Boxes For All Cars

Posted by timothy on from the we-know-what-you-did-last-summer dept.

linuxwrangler writes "Officials at the National Transportation Safety Board are recommending the government require data recorders in all passenger vehicles. David Sobel of EPIC says his group has privacy concerns - especially when drivers are unaware of the presence of the devices. Auto black-boxes have been covered here before."

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  1. Our rights online by Moosicals · · Score: 5, Informative

    Good point, Timbo, but everyone concentrates on how we get tracked on the move. Isn't the real danger the databases that all this information is feeding into. Scares me. Check out http://www.computing.co.uk/specials/1153206

  2. Re:All NEW cars by zerocool^ · · Score: 4, Informative



    From what I've heard on previous discussions on slashdot and elsewhere, these things as a general rule only record a continuous 15-second queue of material - storing 100,000 miles worth of one second data plots covering speed, breaking force, steering direction, etc would be fairly difficult without more extensive equipment and storage, not to mention largely unproductive. The black boxes are only interested in what happened the last 15 seconds before the crash, which is useful information.

    //tinfoil hat off

    ~Will

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  3. Re:All NEW cars by John+M+Ford · · Score: 5, Informative
    From someone with a different opinion.
    ...property and casualty insurers also saw investment earnings drop last year by $13 billion. Doug Heller of the watchdog Foundation for Taxpayer & Consumer Rights complains insurance companies now expect customers to make up for their investment decisions.
    ...
    In the insurance industry game, it's heads we win; tails the consumer loses. When the stock market is doing well, the insurance industry reaps the benefits. When the stock market falls apart, the consumer pays the price.
    It's easy to hate lawyers. But in this case, if you follow the money, it leads elsewhere.

    -John
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    I may disagree with what you have to say, but I shall defend, to the death, your right to say it. jya.com/ap.htm