In my humble opinion this debate has a simple solution. Privacy should not be ignored, particularly in this country. There should be no question of whether these black boxes are a ‘good’ advancement in technology. The question of who owns the data is simple - who owns what is in the car. If the law states that John Smith owns the stereo in the car, then the data in the black box is his as well. There should not be a debate on whether to force this data to be automatically sent some where - it should be the choice of the owner of the data. The government and automakers can mandate that all cars have these black boxes, but the decision to hand this data over to other is the choice of the car owner. Therefore, there should be a mechanism in which the owner can make this decision. Just like in my truck, I can turn the passenger side air bag on and off with the key - something similar could be developed. There other thing that should be enacted is a federal law preventing auto insurance companies or any others from penalizing the owner their decision. See it is not rocket science.
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As vehicles collect more data about the way people drive, particularly related to crashes, the debate is heating up about who owns that data and what should be done with it.
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