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Spies Riding Shotgun

Posted by michael on from the i-called-it-first dept.

Slashdot has covered before the proliferation of black boxes - event data recorders - in modern automobiles, that automatically record data about what the car has been doing and make it available after the fact to police, insurance companies, and people suing you - just about everyone except you, in fact. We'll add to that with yet another story about the computerized spy riding shotgun in your new car.

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  1. [OT] The Complete Rules to Calling Shotgun... by PissingInTheWind · · Score: 3, Funny

    ... and the subsequent amendments.

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    A message from the system administrator: 'I've upped my priority. Now up yours.'
    1. Re:[OT] The Complete Rules to Calling Shotgun... by metlin · · Score: 5, Funny

      Being as how everyone is created equal, men have the same right as women to the front seat of the car. i.e. women don't own the front seat.

      Man, this guy is obviously single.

  2. Looking forward.. by tarquin_fim_bim · · Score: 4, Funny

    ..to the day when my every every bowel movement is recorded for the enjoyment of future generations.

    "You can't shut it off, and you can't manipulate it," I had that trouble when I had a Ginseng and Viagra chaser.

  3. This is terrible! by TheOtherChimeraTwin · · Score: 5, Funny

    This is an absolute invasion of privacy! Imagine: recording every questionable driving decision you make. I wonder where I can get one for my daughter's car?

    1. Re:This is terrible! by iminplaya · · Score: 2, Funny

      I wonder where I can get one for my daughter's car?

      In that case you'll want it for the back seat. Or you can just put in a web cam.

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  4. Electric mother-in-law... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    All they need to do is add a speech synthesizer and a place to deposit 1/2 your income, and its like marriage in a box (and yes, I do realise this box has nothing to do with sex, which makes the simulation even more accurate).

  5. No paranoia here! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    I don't have to worry about Orwell's "1984" because I drive a car from 1984!

  6. Now all the geeks think by fine09 · · Score: 2, Funny

    How can I hack it? I would love to be able to see what type of data is available in that box.