crs1026
Superstar
The technology largely exists already (except the 'rat-out' part); all the vehicles really need is more memory. Currently, vehicle event recorders only capture dynamic inputs for a brief period before a crash. There would also have to be international cooperation since we largely follow US vehicle standards.
However, privilege or not, the Courts' position on the State's ability to access the information (reasonable expectation of privacy, self incrimination, etc.) has been fairly clear for a while now.
The courts have upheld many intrusions into that right to privacy - such as inward facing cameras in railway locomotives etc. - where public safety considerations warrant.
Right now the police officer points a laser beam at your vehicle and measures your velocity. Doesn’t seem that big brotherish to replace the laser with a transponder that asks the car how fast it thinks it’s going. And what its license plate number is. (Tinted license plate covers are a pet peeve of mine, I admit ….. their goal is to impede accountability, not protect privacy or even extend plate life)
I don’t dispute how the courts see things today…. I’m just commenting that one might find solutions that aren’t all that destructive to privacy rights, given the impact on public safety.
- Paul