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All Cars Sold in the EU Now Require a Camera Aimed at Your Face. It’s Still Not Clear Where That Data Goes (allaboutcookies.org)
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cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1247209/all-cars-sold-in-the-eu-now-require-a-camera-aimed-at-your-face-its-still-not-clear-wher

Starting July 7, 2026, every new car sold in the European Union must include a driver monitoring camera aimed at your face. Glance at your phone, your kids in the back seat, or the radio for too long, and the car will flash a warning light and sound an alert.

Automakers have known this was coming for years. What they, and EU regulators, have never spelled out is what happens to that footage after the alert goes off.

While the intention behind the new system is difficult to dispute, its implementation has raised several concerns. Early real-world testing suggests the distraction warnings can be overly sensitive and potentially distracting.

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[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 1 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (2 children)

A camera that faces both the driver and front windows by default, but only stores it where the owner wants it stored would be nice. Making it a default would change how cops interact with people.

[–] Alfredolin@sopuli.xyz 1 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

We are talking about EU, not USA.

[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Alfredolin@sopuli.xyz 1 points 4 hours ago

Oh I know! But the gilets jaunes were not in a car. I think so far I've only heard of US shooting persons in car for no fucking reason.

[–] Rooster326@programming.dev 3 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

If body cams being on didn't change how they interact with you. Nothing will.

The footage will only be used to harm you

[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 2 points 6 hours ago

The terrifying thing is, body cams probably did change how cops interact with people. They were that bad before. There's also been a few times when a cop their forgets to turn off their body cam or arrives late and got in some trouble.

If you actually owned the car and the software on the car, then you could set the feed to be stored offsite somewhere. Even if the cops knew it was being recorded, they wouldn't be able to get it deleted. Even if they deleted the local copy, they wouldn't be able to know how many backups there are.

[–] ScoffingLizard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

And make insurance higher, just like why tye scan IDs when you buy cigs and booze.